buioe Areca palm, a tree / areca nut, as commonly chewed [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	ᵐbuioe
Proto-Form	POc: *ᵐbuaq 'Areca catechu'
Tanema Equivalent	boia
Lovono Equivalent	namwe

1. • Areca palm, a tree

   Scientific Name

   Areca catechu

   • • Example 455:
       

       tapaia buioe

       wooden platform made of Areca planks

2. • areca nut, as commonly chewed (~kanu) together with betel leaves (puluko) and lime (awo)

   Sense Comment

   esp

   • • Example 456:
       

       li-ali buioe

       pick areca nuts (by climbing)

     • Example 457:
       

       La-la buioe ada me puluko ada.

       They took their areca nuts, together with their betel leaves.

Related entries

• See also:
  • enaka ‘my’: 1sg form of possessive classifier for Food, Tools and Customary practices / classifier for items eaten, or meant to be eaten, by the possessor; incl. items to be chewed / classifier for items drunk, or meant to be drunk, by the possessor / classifier for objects related to food acquisition and preparation / general classifier for containers, instruments and tools / classifier for certain customary practices / classifier for language (piene) / classifier for some modern items / erotic delicacy; beloved, darling
  • ~kanu¹ chew ‹s.th.›, esp. areca nut (buioe)