Tuna
jirnumpu���noun. 1�•�king fish. Anth: When it is calm and people see the king fish jumping they know that the winds will soon blow, so they go hunting. See:�kinumpu�‘Black Marlin, Blue Marlin’; marlimarli�‘Yellowtail Kingfish’; Kurrukurruk�‘big ocean fishes’. Category:�Tuna.
2�•�Large striped mackerels, Spanish Mackerel. Scomberomerus commerson, Scomberomerus semifasciatus. See:�katapanga�‘Black Marlin’. Category:�Tuna. Anth: These are the largest mackerels. They are thick-bodied with lateral stripes. They are excellent eating. They are present during the cold months of the dry season
3�•�mackerels, tunas, billfishes (generic). Families Scombridae. Category:�Fish.
marrwiwi���noun. Skipjack tuna, Stripey tunas and Mackerels. Katsuwonis pelamis. See:�jakalang�‘tuna’. Category:�Tuna.
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