ponpon1 kind of needlefish
| Part of Speech | n2 |
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- kind of needlefish
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- animals, fishes
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Example 187:
Source: Eno 16W 025O iana to hanahana rori, eiei o iana to vavaavihi rori ei hoohoa, ponpon, a anahi ae a paroparoo.The fish that are caught in the net are those fish that travel, that is the hoohoa needlefish, the ponpon needlefish, the mullet, and the young trevally. -
Example 2948:
Source: Eno 16W 014A beana tea ponpon o kara ahono.The bait for the ponpon needlefish is a stalk of green seaweed. -
Example 5797:
Source: fieldnotes Ond 2013A iana vai a ponpon sa beera vira haana. A ihu bebeahu. Na hanahana rori tea kave vai a mata rutaa. Na tahitahi riori mee tea bon tea vavaakopo. A iana bona a nin mataa.The ponpon is not very big. It has a long nose. They hang in the net with small meshes. They are also speared at night when people go fishing in canoes with Cole-lamps. The fish is delicious. -
Example 5798:
Source: Eno 20W 053-058O ponpon o peho sii kaku iana to tara potee batana bona kaavisu, a kakaavoo ae na tokotokoo paru batana. A rivonae he na tei mi nana bona ta sikiri. A iana bona na gono kaakoo mi raara tea sunuu tahitahi bara ei tea vavaatoa. A meha maa vuri eara repaa rahi riori tea huahua.The ponpon (a needlefish) is a kind of fish that looks like the kaavisu (another kind of needlefish), it is white and has black spots. But its mouth has a long sharp end. This fish is caught by torch fishing with spears and kite fishing. Sometimes we catch it while paddling. -
Example 5799:
Source: Eno 16W 015Beara tau nao tea vagana, eara toro vaapopoto ni to paka pihae, eve to vadadao ponpon bata naona.When we are about to go fishing, we must fix a coconut frond leaf to it, this will attract the ponpon needlefish.
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Scientific Name Belonidae
Related entries
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See also:
- hoohoa kind of needlefish
- araaraa ponpon ni use something for angling needlefish
- beana1 bait (small fish, hermit crabs, bits and pieces of octopus, a type of sea-sausage called "sea-sausage mahaa"
- kara ahono stalk of green seaweed
