niha nit, egg of a louse

Part of Speech n2
    • nit, egg of a louse
      • animals, insects
      • Example 4961:
        Niha o rupi vai to vahuhu ni nana a usu vunuu ria maa abana gea tavaan gea vahara beiko.
        The nit is an egg that a louse lays in the hair of people or villagers or small children.
        Source: VaaSen 01W 093
      • Example 4962:
        A niha o rupi tea usu vai to tei nana tea vunuu raara o aba. Beara rake ta goroho, are paa sue kia meha moon, "Ma poro kanaa ta niha" ge "Ma putepute kanaa ta niha." Beo niha bero en vunuu raara, na mataa koana, beara kaporo a vunuu raara, are busu nio niha vai to topo rori vunuu raara.
        Nits are the eggs of the louse that stay in the hair of us human beings. If we want to have a nap, we say to another woman, "Come crash some nits for me" or "Come pull out some nits for me." When the nits are plenty, it is good just to cut our hair, so that we get rid of the nits that stick in our hair.
        Source: Sii 33W 127-132

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