taba2 creature; animal

Part of Speech n2
    • creature; animal
      • animals, unclassified
      • Example 222:
        O oteote a taba aniani aba.
        The crocodile is a man-eating animal.
        Source: Sii 44W 001
      • Example 681:
        O buuniau o peho sii kaku taba to teitei batana tahii, ...
        The squid is a little kind of animal that stays in the sea, ...
        Source: Eno 11W 026
      • Example 2495:
        O iobo a peha taba vaa tahii to anan raara a ta Teapu.
        The sea-sausage is an animal of the sea that we Teop people eat.
        Source: Hel 07E(Sha) 002
      • Example 6794:
        Metaono. A taba vaa ruene na ato raara en komana ruene.
        Freshwater eel. A creature of the river, we catch it by hand in the river.
        Source: Eno 11W 149-150

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