papaerii small female turtle

Part of Speech n2
    • small female turtle
      • animals, reptiles
      • Example 5367:
        A goroto vai a papaerii a goroto a moon. A goroto bona a monamonaa kurus, eara na an rara a kavara na maa humhum suin na goroto. O sinoo koa bara o tae ae o vivi koa to saka an haa raara. Enaa na rake nom ta an to hiapa goroto. O hiapa na papaerii o mataa kurus.
        The papaerii turtle is a female turtle. This turtle is full of fat, we eat all parts of the turtle's body. Only the bones, its anus and its bladder we don't eat. I like to eat the turtle's intestines. The intestines of the papaerii turtle are very good.
        Source: Sii 48W 027-032
      • Example 5368:
        A tooruae vai a beera sana. A soreke vai he a vaaromuna. A papaerii vai he a rutaa.
        The tooruae turtle is very big. The soreke turtle is middle-sized. The papaerii turtle is small.
        Source: Sii 47W 044-046

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