pohamana flying fish

Part of Speech n2
    • flying fish
      • animals, fishes
      • Scientific Name Exocoetidae
      • Example 5770:
        A pohamana a sii iana vaa namana. A iana bona a kakaavoo, evehee na tei me nana bono buo pakapaka. Beve tau hua vakahu, eove repaa naovo potee bona naovana. Na gono kaakoo mi raara tea tahitahi, ei tea sunuu namana. A iana bona a tabaan tea buha.
        The flying fish is a little fish in the deep ocean. This fish is grey, and it has two wings. When it is about to pladdle fast, it flies like a bird. We catch it by spearing, when torching in the deep ocean. This fish is the food of the dolphin.
        Source: Eno 20W 047-052
      • Example 5771:
        Pohamana. Bean nao tahii tea bon, ean repaa tara bata ria tobara otei beori vananaovo batari tahii. Tea roava mee na tara batari raara. beori naovo vasiihum koa, ore paa ruuvu vahaa.
        Flying fish. When you go fishing at night, then you see the group of males flying over the sea. During the day we see them as well, when they fly only a bit and then dive again.
        Source: Sii 42W 010-014
      • Example 5772:
        A pohamana a iana, evehee na tei me nana bono buo pakapaka. Be rake ta kaakoo tahii, ore paa nava, ge be rake, ore paa naovo kaakoo toon na tahii.
        The flying fish is a fish, but it has two wings. When it wants to travel in the sea, it swims under the water, or if it likes, it flies above the water.
        Source: Sii 46W 125-128

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