jokoro name of various artefacts made of bamboo / bamboo rod, of any [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	ᶮɟokoro
Lovono Equivalent	jewire
Morphology	jie + okoro

1. • name of various artefacts made of bamboo
2. • bamboo rod, of any usage

   • • Example 919:
       

       Ni-toe jokoro iote me susuko me ngasune semame jokoro iote.

       I cut a bamboo rod to the same length as the other one.

     • Example 982:
       

       Ni-nabe jokoro lea iune ka kula.

       I measured the bamboo rod to be one fathom and a half.

3. • fishing rod

   Sense Comment	esp
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	naka teuko

   • • Example 983:
       

       Kape le-la teuko ne jokoro me le-katei ñe namuko.

       We'll take a fishing rod and go angling.

4. • bamboo water-carrier

   • • Example 765:
       

       jokoro peini ero

       bamboo for freshwater

5. • bamboo used as a stamping tube
   • • Mus

   • • Example 984:
       

       Le-la jokoro me le-woi, me le-mako.

       We'll take bamboos and pound them (on the ground) for the dances.

     • Example 985:
       

       jokoro pe li-woi

       [lit. bamboos to be stamped] stamping tube

6. • bamboo flute; esp. Pan pipe
   • • Mus

   Encyclopedic Info

   An instrument recently introduced from islands further west (esp. Malaita).

   • • Example 986:
       

       jokoro pe li-vi

       [lit. bamboos to be blown] Pan pipe

7. • bamboo organ: a large panpipe-shaped instrument made of bamboos tied together
   • • Mus

   Encyclopedic Info

   An instrument recently introduced from islands further west (esp. Malaita). The sound is produced by striking (~abu) the mouth of each tube with a beater made of wood or plastic.

   • • Example 987:
       

       jokoro pe li-abu

       [lit. bamboos to be struck] bamboo organ

     • Example 988:
       

       Dameliko kape li-abu jokoro.

       The kids will play the bamboo organ.

8. • bamboo drum, as used in other Pacific islands

   • • Example 431:
       

       Jokoro pon, tevie i-ko, tevie li-botongo.

       On bamboo drums, one side is open, the other side is shut.

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• See also:
  • ~oma fish or forage for seafood
  • ~woi okoro pound heavy bamboos vertically and repeatedly onto the ground, to mark bass rhythms while singing
  • buro bula okoro song genre, meant to accompany on the sound of pounded bamboos
  • tone¹ canoe pole: a long and solid rod used to pole (~to) a canoe / hook, esp. hook in the kitchen for hanging food
  • vijele container for a liquid: bottle, jerrycan