pasupua kind of trevally; jack

Part of Speech n2
    • kind of trevally; jack
      • animals, fishes
      • Scientific Name Carangidae
      • Example 5443:
        A pasupua a iana a beera, a kakaavoo bara e ta rahi paru toon nae. Na teitei batana rapana namana, teitei batana tea maa kopua ei beo puhana. A tabaan teve o vahara iana, o evo, maraboro ae amaa meha taba vaarii, o katoo, o vahara urita, o kehaa, ae kobaa. A pasupua a iana a mataa, na aniani ria tavaan.
        The pasupua is a big fish, it is white and has a black stripe on its back. It stays near the ocean and stays in the lagoons when the tide is high. Its food are little fish, mackerels, Purse-Eye Scad, and other animals, crabs, little octopuses, shells, and hermit crabs. The pasupua is a good fish, the people eat it.
        Source: Vaa 09W 310-314
      • Example 5444:
        A pasupua na rahirahi raara tea agaaga ge tea busubusu ge tea huuhua.
        We catch the trevally by angling while sitting in an anchoring canoe or by throwing a fishing line or (casting the fishing line) while paddling.
        Source: Eno 11W 174
      • Example 5445:
        Beve a rutaa, eara repaa dao eve bona paroparoo.
        When it is small, we call it paroparoo.
        Source: Eno 20W 039

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