bakubaku shark (generic term)

Part of Speech n2
    • shark (generic term)
      • animals, fishes
      • Scientific Name Selachimorpha
      • Example 597:
        Bea babakui beera, dao vai ori bona bakubaku, na tei nana o buaku o kaku bakubaku. A peha na dao riori bona ramerame suvahi. A meha he na dao riori bona bakubaku aasun. A bua bakubaku vaarii na aniani ria tavaan, a bua vaorete a bua mataa.
        When the baby shark has grown up, they call it bakubaku. There are two kinds of shark. One is called suvahi-licker, the other one tuna-shark. The two kinds of shark are eaten by the people; the two kinds of meat are good.
        Source: Vaa 09W 039-044
      • Example 598:
        Bero a maamihu kaku bakubaku. A meha a beera sana to aniani aba nana. Amaa meha saka beera vira haari. Amaa meha amaa vaamanae, eara o aba to ani rae. A peha bakubaku na tei me nana bono buaku totoka o kekeetoo. O buaku matana, o meho buaku komanae, o meho buaku paana vihinae, o peho hee toon nae.
        There are many kinds of shark. There is a very big one that eats human beings. Others are not very big. The young ones, it is us, the human beings, who eat them. A shark has seven fins. Two are in the front, two others at its belly, another two under its tail, and one on its back.
        Source: Sii 46W 145-150
      • Example 599:
        A bakubaku na gono raara tea araa ge tea kave ae tea tahitahi. O hum teitei teori tamuana ei namana, amaa peha sii vuri koa eara repaa tara riori tea maa hanataana teo puhana vai o beera. A tabaan teori a iana komana vahaa a rutaa ge a beera.
        We get the shark by fishing with a rod or by netting and by spearing. Their permanent habitat is the deep-sea, only rarely we see them near the beach at high tide. Their food are small and big fish.
        Source: Eno 11W 020-024

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