attas

Phonetic

[ʌ’tʌ’s]

English: Translation

climbing perch

Part of Speech

noun

Semantic Domain

Animals

Hunting and Fishing

Noun Class

animal

Example Sentence

Po-o’ na yo atas sa lawed (nya Boie’).

English: Example Sentence

Climbing perch is already extinct in lake Buhi.

Plural form

mari’gen-a-atas; mari’gen-atas

Scientific Name

Anabas testudineus

Notes

Grammar:

Animal Noun Class must only use Animal Adjective Class - in this case a dead ATAS is referred to as TIGBAK-A-ATAS; on the other hand a /dead person/ is referred to as: GE-RA-AN-A-TAO

Scientific Name:

Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792) Common name: climbing perch.