Na gauna e dau qolivi kina na
kanace e na mataka lailai sara, ni sÊ bera ni cadra na mata
ni siga. E na gauna oqé era moce tø kina. Ni ra
sÊ moce tø, era qeleni sara vakalewulevu, ia na gauna
sÊ katakata mai kina na mata ni siga era sÊ dui veilakoyaki.
E na gauna sÊ via yakavi kina na vanua era sota tale ki
na vanua era via lakova, me ra laki moce kina
The time to catch mullet is in the
early morning before the sun rises. At that time, the fish are
sleeping. While they're asleep, they lie close together in large
groups, but when the sun gets hot, they split up. When the evening
draws in, they assemble again in the spot they visit, to go to
sleep there.
Translated by Anthony
Ehrhardt