venuta (of crabs) change the shell

Part of Speech vi
    • (of crabs) change the shell
      • animals, unclassified
      • Example 5662:
        Beo vuri teve vaa tea venuta ore paa vahuusu bata koa maa, ore paa hopo vahaa tea govee teve, ore paa piipipi vaha maa.
        When its time to change the shell approaches, it (the crab) slips again into its hole and blocks (the entrance).
        Source: Sii 2008W 052
      • Example 9283:
        A katoo vai a venuta. Na tei me nana bona maa sii vuri, o katoo ore paa venuta. Bea katoo venuta, ean saka antee haa nom tea koto ahe to sinoo teve. Enaa a kabobo na rake nom ta ani a katoo vai a venuta.
        The crab has changed its shell. The crab has its times when it shed its shell. When the crab has shed its shell, you cannot feel its bone when you bite it. I am toothless (and) like to eat a crab that has shed its shell.
        Source: Sii 47W 144-147

Related entries

  • See also:
    • govee hole (in the sand; soil; ground); for example, holes dug by crabs
    • katoo crab (generic term)
    • piipipi block (the entrance, the way)
    • vahuusu be close; approach
    • vuri1 time