maraibohi light brown; white brown

Part of Speech adj
    • light brown; white brown
      • colours & patterns
      • Example 4182:
        A manebahu na maraibohi vareko nana.
        The manebahi moray is light brown.
        Source: Sii 42W 055
      • Example 4183:
        A iana bona a vavaakirii pereperee bara maraibohi, bara eve mee na vavaakiri kakaavoo batana, eve he a maraibohi pahi,
        This fish (called igoro) has green and white-brown horizontal stripes, and it has also white stripes on a white-brownish ground (lit. while being white-brown).
        Source: Sii 11W 070b-071
      • Example 4184:
        A toon no kehaa bona na maraibohi nana, amaa ta paru he na tei batana toon nae.
        The back of this shell is light brown, but some dark patterns are on its back. (i.e. the back of the hikoon cowry shellfish)
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 112-113

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