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peit₂
/pɔʔit/
n.
“small_fish”

n.
a silver-scaled type of small fish which live only in fresh water
Wrd.Gloss: small_fish
Cult. These are called peit because if the entire fish is eaten (including the intestines), then the taste is bitter (mapeit).
Tate, kayi ke rè te ayè nu su egpamunuwit e pad te peit su igpahatas ta te iney nu ne inlesutan su warad man-e gatas din.
Boy, your aunt wants you? to fish for whitebait so that your mother who gave birth will have more milk, because she has no milk again.???
Eng. small fish; whitebait; fish (whitebait)
OCM: Fauna (136)
DDP: Fish (1.6.1.5)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 07/Jan/2015

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"peit" in text "Examples of Anit"

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