rokoitoa kind of freshwater fish

Part of Speech n2
    • kind of freshwater fish
      • animals, fishes
      • Example 2236:
        Beori hovo ruene ore paa dao vaha ri bari bono rokoitoa.
        (The ovunas ... are born in the ocean and start migrating from there.) When they enter the river, they are called rokoitoa.
        Source: Vaa 09W 297
      • Example 6208:
        A rokoitoa a sii iana vaa ruene. Na teitei batana tea maa kopua ruene. Na gonogono kaakoo mi raara ei beara pipi a ruene ge tea araa. A iana a mataa tea ani, evehee sa ani vira haa ria ta tahii, a iana aniani tea ta vahiava.
        The rokoitoa is a fresh water fish. It stays in pools of fresh water. It is caught by blocking the river or by angling with a fishing rod. The fish is good to eat, but it is not often eaten by the coastal people it is a fish eaten by the mountain people.
        Source: Eno 20W 059-063

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