iʻamānu | Koholā (Megaptera novaeangliae)

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Jon Apisa. iʻamānu | Koholā (Megaptera novaeangliae). 2024. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.8cm x 6.98cm).

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“iʻamānu | Koholā” (Megaptera novaeangliae) mini watercolor painting by Jon Apisa.

This was painted with watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.8cm x 6.98cm).

“Humpback whale” (Megaptera novaeangliae) is known as:

• iʻamānu in Sāmoa
• Koholā in Hawaiʻi
• Tofuaʻa in Tonga
• Tohorā in Tahiti
• Paikea in Māori

“whale” (Cetacea) is known as:

• Tafolā in Sāmoa
• Koholā in Hawaiʻi
• Tofuaʻa in Tonga
• Tohorā in Tahiti
• ika moana in Māori

“iʻamānu” is also “whale” in Gagana Fa‘aaloalo Sāmoa (Sāmoan Respectful language)

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iʻamānu | Koholā (Megaptera novaeangliae) watercolor sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 11/30/2024

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