aasun tuna

Part of Speech n2
    • tuna
      • animals, fishes
      • Scientific Name Thunnus
      • Example 10:
        A aasun a iana a beera. O iana bari na teitei koa maari namana, na aniani rori bona vahara iana vaa namana. O vahara aasun mee na teitei pete rori namana. A iana bona na aniani ria tavaan. A iana bona a koma kakaavoo bara a rapanae mee na kakaavoo nana. A toon nae he o rahirahi paru bara rahirahi kakaavoo.
        The tuna is a big fish. These fish only stay in the ocean and eat little ocean fishes. The small tunas also stay in the ocean. This fish is eaten by the people. It has a grey belly, and its sides are also grey, but its back has black and grey stripes.
        Source: Vaa 09W 002-008
      • Example 11:
        A aasun na rahi raara bona kanono tea huuhua ge teo pasu araa. Ahiki ta beana, eara na kisi koa ni rara a nasi.
        We catch the tuna with a plastic string when we paddle, or with a fishing rod. There is no bait, we just tie the hook to the line for tuna fishing.
        Source: Eno 11W 002-003

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