mawene a coarse mat, woven in coconut leaves (opp. bete, [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	mawene

• • a coarse mat, woven in coconut leaves (opp. bete, pandanus mat)

  • • Example 1581:
      

      Kape i-la mawene i-kamai i-tate.

      She can take a (coconut-leaf) mat and lay it on the ground.

      Example URL

      https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S39

Related entries

• See also:
  • temabete semi-mat or simple mat: k.o. mat, smaller than the regular model awene, coarsely woven with one side of a coconut palm (bauluko)
  • uie luro coconut leaves, used to weave (~vei) a variety of artifacts