A multifunctional Teop-English dictionary: Example 969

Word senses:

A birii a iana a paru vasiihum, na teitei vapeepeha bata meri nana bono meho iana. Meha maa vuri eori repaa tei vaagum komana. A kapanae sa kikis vira haana. A iana bona a mataa tea an, na aniani ria tavaan. A iana bona a aniani kasuana bara meha maa taba mee to aniani riori. Tei me nana bono hum peepee vihinae.
The birii is a blackish fish, it stays together with other fish. Sometimes they stay in a group by themselves. Its skin is not very strong. This fish is good to eat, it is eaten by the people. It eats sand and also other things. It has a sort of sharp razor (lit. a cutting part) on its tail.
Source: Vaa 09W 066-071