usu2 louse

Part of Speech n2
    • louse
      • animals, insects
      • Example 7786:
        A usu to tei nana teo vunuu. O meho aba o usuusuana. Bea roava para bona vunuu riori, o usu repaa kiris, ei kou na bero oha rori. Beo usu beaka bona vunuu riori, a vunuu riori repaa kakaavoo oha teo niha.
        The louse stays in the hair. Some people are full of lice. When the sun shines on their hair, the lice become itchy, because they are too many. When the lice excrete on their hair, their hair becomes white all over because of the nits.
        Source: Sii 33W 151-157
      • Example 7787:
        O usu na teitei rori kahoo rio aba. Eori o paru, evehee beori tei teo vunuu vai o potopotoriana, eori repaa kakaavoo. Eori o kotokoto vakamis, tea tabae na gaga batari bono revasin ae an bono paru vaa kahoo rio aba. Be koto, eara repaa moovu oha tea karee be kirikirisi a kahoo raara.
        The louse lives on people's heads. They are black, but when they live in the hair of people with white hair (lit. the hair (that is) full of white hair), they become white. They painfully bite, because they drink the blood and eat the dirt on the people's head. When they bite, we'll become more exhausted than with the red ant when our head becomes very itchy.
        Source: Sir 01W 190-195
      • Example 7788:
        Na tei me nana bono peha totoka o moona.
        It has six legs.
        Source: Sir 01W 197

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