sui ark shellfish

Part of Speech n3
    • ark shellfish
      • animals, shellfish
      • Scientific Name Arcidae
      • Example 6609:
        O kehaa vai o sui na teitei pete batana tahii. Tea maa hum vai to butoo vareko batana. Meha maa vuri ean paa vurahe eve tea boon. O sui na aniani riori a komanae beori nahu roho bari.
        The shellfish called ark also stays in the sea. In places that are a bit muddy. Sometimes you find it in the mangroves. The ark shellfish, they eat its inside after they have cooked it.
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 224-228
      • Example 6610:
        Beve obete nana teo kasuana, eara repaa kahu a kapa nae bono kehaa to dao raara bono sui.
        When it (the young breadfruit tree) is lying on the ground, we scrape its bark off with a shell that we call sui (ark shellfish).
        Source: Eno 08W 005

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