hori kind of squirrelfish

Part of Speech n2
    • kind of squirrelfish
      • animals, fishes
      • Scientific Name Holocentridae
      • Example 2226:
        A hori a iana to teitei nana irihi. Teo puhana ore paa tei tea maa kopua. Na teitei batana paano vasu mee. O kukan o kaku: 1) hori suuna a suin kakaavoo vasiihum, 2) hori vai to dao riori bona garan; ae 3) hori metomo.
        The hori squirrelfish is a fish that stays at the edge of the reef, at high tide it stays in the lagoons. It also stays under the stones. There are three kinds: 1) the genuine hori with a whitish body, 2) the hori that is called garan, and 3) the metomo hori.
        Source: Vaa 09W 136-138
      • Example 2227:
        Na gono kaakoo raara teo kaku vagana to dao raara bono tokotokoo. Evehee na anteee raara me tea gono tea busubusu ge tea huuhua ei tea bon tea sivao.
        We get it by a fishing method that we call tokotokoo, clicking the tongue. But we can also get it by the throwing the fishing line or by paddling (and angling) at night in the moonlight.
        Source: Eno 11W 082-083
      • Example 2228:
        "Bea sivao para vabeera maa, eara repaa nao tea tokotokoo hori."
        "When the moon shines bright, we will go fishing to catch squirrelfish."
        Source: fieldnotes 029

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