PYA SEAFOOD NAMES

(Red Fish by Ragganz.)

(Note: It is presumed that most, if not all, of the edible sea creatures and plants found on Skene were introducted by the first Earth colonists there in a process of terraforming. Native Skene species tend to be vaguely reptilian, including the so-called birds, or have a strongly unpleasant taste.)

ENGLISH TO SKENISH:

anchovies -- dagaa
catfish -- cauca
cod -- lawei
dolphin -- hnisa
flatfish (flounder, halibut, turbot) -- banyu
grouper -- hamsa
haddock -- ryba
herring -- uo
mackerel -- kala
monkfish -- dogefish
octopus -- xiao
pollock -- vis
roe -- ehr
salmon -- kahe
sardines -- fisk when dried, kabwiri when fresh
shad -- ikan
snapper -- balik
sole -- sakana
squid -- kuvual
tilapia -- isda
tuna -- samaki

SKENISH TO ENGLISH:

balik - snapper
banyu -- flatfish (flounder, halibut, turbot)
cauca -- catfish
dagaa -- anchovies
dogefish -- monkfish
ehr -- roe
fisk --- dried sardines
hamsa -- grouper
ikan -- shad
isda -- tilapia or perch
hnisa -- dolphin
kabwiri -- fresh sardines
kahe -- salmon
kala -- mackerel
kuvual -- squid
lawei -- cod
ryba -- haddock
sakana -- sole
samaki -- tuna
uo -- herring
vis -- pollock
xiao -- octopus


NAMES OF SPECIES SAME IN ENGLISH AND SKENISH:

abalone
clams
eel
lobster
mussels
oysters
scallops
shrimp
urchins

© 2009 Maggie Jochild