manii1 possum

Part of Speech n2
    • possum
      • animals, mammals
      • Example 643:
        O manii na aniani rori bona vua naono vai amaa pepeesi, ei a vua ruhu bara veresun.
        The possums eat sour fruit like the fruit of the ficus tree and the wild banana.
        Source: Sii 09W 021
      • Example 4121:
        O manii na teitei rori tea naono.
        The possums live in trees.
        Source: Sii 09W 020
      • Example 4122:
        A beiko tea manii na tei bata koana tea vao te sinanae ei komanae.
        The child of the possum stays in his mother's pouch, in her belly.
        Source: Sii 09W 022
      • Example 4123:
        O manii na hio komana maari tea avaava teori.
        The possums sit inside their tree holes.
        Source: Sii 09W 023
      • Example 4124:
        Tea paran o manii repaa gunaha vo tea maa patana ge tea maa veve veresun.
        During daytime the posums come down to the green undergrowth or to the dried leaves of the wild banana.
        Source: Sii 09W 024
      • Example 4125:
        A manii a taba an a mataa.
        The possum is a good food.
        Source: Sii 09W 025

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  • See also:
    • paran a fine day, good weather / daytime
    • pepeesi biting sour (of food)
    • vao pouch; bag / pouch of a possum