roravita Helmet Shell

• • Helmet Shell
  • • animals, shellfish

  Scientific Name

  cassidae

  • • Example 6238:
      

      O roravita o meho kehaa to tei nana irihi bara tea ahono. O roravita na kisikisi bata ni riori tea kave goroto, ore rahi vatomanini bata ni nana bono pasu kave.

      The Helmet Shell is another shellfish that stays at the edge of the reef and in the green seaweed. The Helmet Shell is tied to the turtle net, so that it pulls the end of the net tight.

      Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 215-217

    • Example 6239:
      

      O roravita o peho kaku kehaa vaa tahii to vaatei bata raara teo buo punete na kave goroto. O buo kehaa bari to atoato vatomanin bata ni nana bona kave teo vuri vaa tea veo goroto.

      The Helmet Shell is a shell species of the sea that we put on the two edges of the turtle net. These two shells hold the net during turtle netting.

      Source: Eno 21W 017-018

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• See also:
  • kave goroto turtle net
  • vaataena kave make the bottom of the net
  • ato vamasuu ni hold something steady
  • kehaa vaa tahii saltwater shellfish
  • vaataena² have a bottom; make a bottom
  • vavaagunaha drop something; let something down