korotoe barracuda

Part of Speech n3
    • barracuda
      • animals, fishes
      • Scientific Name Sphyraena
      • Example 3793:
        O korotoe a iana a bebeahu, na teitei batana namana ae irihi mee. A iana bona a kakaavoo, a rom nae he na rahirahi paru nana. Na aniani ri nana bono iana. O kaku vahara iana vaarii o oha, pohamana ae a meha maa iana mee kou. A iana bona a mataa na aniani ria tavaan.
        The barracuda is a long fish that stays in the ocean and also at the edge of the reef. This fish is white, but its trunk has black stripes. They eat little fish, namely the halfbeaks, flying fish and also other fish. It is a good fish and eaten by the people.
        Source: Vaa 09W 221-226
      • Example 3794:
        O korotoe a meha iana vaa namana, eori he na naonao vaagum batari. A kaku iana bari na vavaavihi bata koari. A iana bona a kakaavoo. Na rahirahi ri raara tea huuhua ge tea vavaaiku, ae tea tasukihi.
        The barracuda is another fish of the deep-sea, they move around in a crowd. These kinds of fish just travel around. This fish is white. We catch it while paddling or by the angling methods called vavaiku and tasukihi.
        Source: Eno 11W 113-117
      • Example 3795:
        A iana vai o korotoe be o rutaa ore paa tei bata koana matana vaan teara.
        This fish, a barracuda, when it is small, it just stays in front of our village.
        Source: Sii 42W 105

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