Common name of Carcharhinus melanopterus
 
Common name Manô pâ'ele
Language Hawaiian
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Hawaii
Locality Also in Ref. 122646.
Ref. Randall, J.E., 1996
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks This Hawaiian common name broken down into its syllables is ma-nô pâ-'e-le. As per this reference, the punction mark (') in a Hawaiian word denotes the glottal stop, a common feature of Polynesian languages. It indicates a brief pause at this point in the produciation of a word. At one time in the past there was a consonant where the glottal stop now occurs. A macron over the vowels(ô and â)indicates a longer sounding of the vowels than usual.
 
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