vahivahi collect and flesh out shellfish

Part of Speech vt
Morphology vahi-vahi
Gloss RED-pick.out
    • collect and flesh out shellfish
      • fishing
      • Example 2255:
        No hovuhovu iobo maa, benaa nao tea vahivahi tarai irihi.
        Go and dig out sea-sausages, while I go to (collect and) flesh out clamshells at the edge of the reef.
        Source: Sii 51W 077

Related entries

  • See also:
    • vahi pick out something; pick the shellfish out of its shell
    • hovuhovu iobo dig out many sea-sausages
    • tarai kind of clam