iʻamānu | Tafolā | Koholā (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Jon Apisa. iʻamānu | Tafolā | Koholā (Megaptera novaeangliae). 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.8cm x 6.985cm).
“iʻamānu | Tafolā | 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 or Tafolā in Sāmoa
- Koholā in Hawaiʻi
- Tofuaʻa in Tonga
- Tohorā in Tahiti
“Whale” (Cetacea) is known as:
- Tafolā in Sāmoa
- Koholā in Hawaiʻi
- Tofuaʻa in Tonga
- Tohorā in Tahiti
“iʻamānu” is also “whale” in Gagana Fa‘aaloalo Sāmoa (Sāmoan Respectful language)
iʻamānu | Tafolā | Koholā (Megaptera novaeangliae) watercolor sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 01/27/2025
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