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crab finaibi1 2npaddle on crab, crab leg that is used for swimming
crab holedamo1 2cfdamo1guri1nhole in the mud which a crab uses when changing its shell. The entrance to the damo is closed with a muti.garopanhole in the river bank made by crab
crab hookkoipeencrab.hook
crab stage (about to change shell)muti3 1cfbaꞌobiꞌigumamuti3muti3muti3muti3rakiana crab when it is about to change from a soft shell, to a hard shell. A muti can turn into either a guma or a rakia when it becomes hard. This change is shell happens every full moon.
crab stage (hardening shell)baꞌocfbaꞌobaꞌobiꞌimuti3na crab that is in the process of changing, it is neither very strong, nor very soft. It is a stage between muti and biꞌi. Crabs, lobsters and prawns can all be baꞌo, but the word cannot be used for fruit which is between hard and soft.
crab stage (soft shell)biꞌicfbaꞌobiꞌibiꞌimuti3nstage in crab life cycle between muti and baꞌo, when it has changed its shell the previous night and is very soft and very smooth.
crab stage (very young)kahurinvery young crabs. This is when they are very small, they are kahuri kehi (small kahuri) and will change shells under the debris, in a hollow log, or in the soft mud. This stage lasts some months. After kahuri kehi comes kahuri geega (large kahuri). This is when they hold onto the mother crab with their claws, and change shells under the care of their mother, when it is dark because there is no moon. When the shell becomes hard enough, they let go of the mother, and are then muti.
crab tab (on underside)mamutinthe tab on the underside of a crab, where waste is passed, and eggs are stored.
crab tunneluuꞌu1 2HLcfuuꞌu1uuꞌumontunnel that leads to a crab hole, it connects the muti (door plug) and damo (hole)
crabbinggoꞌunact of looking for food, especially fishing or crabbingAta himioi moo ooboi-re mereekehi rautu goꞌu pirodaumo.One day I went out looking for food with my wife and small child down the river.Ka boomoi ihi mipai go'ui ia'ai-da... Where the pig was searching for food...1.6.1.5Fish
crack (verb)otohovbreak, crack
crack (verb)amuiꞌavcrack, breakAra goꞌotai amuiꞌa.Crack the coconut.Emeeꞌa mereei-ro epui-ha imamuiꞌa-ka.Whoever finds you will just break your head.Moo-ro dui pirototo aiha piramuiꞌa ka.I beat it until it was broken.1.5.2.1Sago
crampepiaencramp, stiff body partOtoi epiae-ro irohiai-da, aiha piriraahiai. When my leg cramped, I fell over.
crashoropihiiꞌivwhen a shooting star crashes into something.
crawlimoarevcrawlimoarediovcrawl (habitually)
creekoomo kehincreekGoꞌoto ubii amiꞌa ai-pemidiomo omo ata, ruu pairai-ka Maubi.A group of village people lived on a river that had the name Maubi.1.3.1.3River
crest (bird)oma1 2HLncrest on birds including cockatoo (aeau), Victoria crown pigeon (tibu), bush turkey (mamo)
cricket (brown, long)itogogonspecies of cricket that is brown and about 10cm long
cricket speciesgoe gagia 2nspeces of cricket that is brown and has long legsipua3nspecies of cricket with small 'plate' behind the headkimaꞌima1ncricket, insect
crippledabuncripple, has significant difficulty moving aroundDubu amiiꞌa-ro, dabu mereei omoo'umoi-ka...Some men brought a paralysed man to him...
crocodile (brown, smaller)gare2cfgare2hibaanspecies of crocodile, brown in colour and smaller in size, prefers salt water
crocodile (dark, larger)hibaacfgare2hibaancrocodile, large in size, dark in colour, prefers fresher water1.6Animal
crookedkimaadjcrooked, bent, not straightkimaꞌima2adjvery crooked, many bends
crossiomotoavcross
cross (cause to)omoabuvcause something to cross to the other side, for someoneRomoabu!Bring it over here for me!