hiana² hammer shark

• • hammer shark
  • • animals, fishes

  Scientific Name

  Sphyrnidae

  • • Example 2013:
      

      Hiana. A bakubaku, evehee a kahoo nae na tara potee nana bona hiana. A bakubaku bona a aniani aba, na teitei nana namana. Beo puhana o beera, eara repaa tara e tea maa hana taataana.

      Hammer Shark (lit. Beach Rake) A shark, but its head looks like a beach rake. This shark eats people, it stays in the deep-sea. When the high tide is big, we can see it in the place where you can walk along during low tide.

      Source: Eno 11W 273-278

Related entries

• See also:
  • bakubaku shark (generic term)
  • hiana¹ beach rake; a hammer-shaped wooden instrument used for cleaning and tidying the beach