barii1 drummer

Part of Speech n2
    • drummer
      • animals, fishes
      • Scientific Name Kyphosidae
      • Example 663:
        A barii na paru vasiihum koana. A iana bona a karikarivana, na tei rori o buaku o kaku barii ei tahii: o peho kaku na dao raara bona haehae; o vaabuaku he na dao raara bona sivasu. A karivana na bua barii vaarii na vaapeha koari. A suin riori na paruparu vasiihum bata koana. Na tei me nana bono hum peepee vihinae. Na teitei rori irihi bara namana. Beo puhana, eori repaa tei komana kopua. Na aniani rori bono pesuu ae amaa pao vaa toona vasu. A barii eove a iana a monamonaa.
        The drummer is a bit blackish. This fish is scaly. There are two kinds of drummer in the sea, one is called haehae, while the second one is called sivasu. The scales of these two drummers are just the same. Their body is blackish. It has a sort of sharp razor (lit. a cutting part) on its tail. They stay at the edge of the reef and in the ocean. When it is high tide, they stay inside the lagoon. They eat the brown seaweed and the weeds on the stones. The barii is a greasy fish.
        Source: Vaa 09W 054-064
      • Example 664:
        Bea barii a rutaa na dao raara bona babarii, be beera maa, eara repaa dao eve bona barii, beve beera oha, eara returnpaa dao eve bona haehae.
        When the drummer is small, we call it babarii, when it becomes bigger, we call it barii, and when it becomes bigger yet, we call it haehae.
        Source: Eno 11W 267-272
      • Example 665:
        A barii eve a iana a monamonaa. Eve mee a iana a rakerake tea abana.
        The drummer is a greasy fish. It is also a fish that is liked a lot by the people.
        Source: SiiSen 01W 041

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