okoro bamboo / name of certain artefacts made of bamboo / a heavy [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	okoro
Tanema Equivalent	bulnira ; toki
Lovono Equivalent	okaure ; toki

1. • bamboo
   • • Bot

   Scientific Name

   Bambusa spp

   • • Example 1757:
       

       mulusa okoro

       bamboo knot

2. • name of certain artefacts made of bamboo

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   jokoro

   • • Example 1983:
       

       Li-panade okoro awoiu li-si telemwoe peini mwoe.

       You split the bamboos, and then you make the wallings of your house.

3. • a heavy bamboo, used as a stamping tube. Singers of buro bula okoro ‘bamboo songs’ stamp (~woi) the bamboo on the ground, thereby producing a deep sound as they sing along
   • • Mus

   • • Example 1984:
       

       buro bula okoro

       Songs for Bamboos

       Example Comment

       song genre

     • Example 1985:
       

       Le-woi okoro awoiu l-oburo i-katau.

       They pound bamboos, and then they sing along.

4. • a traditional knife made of bamboo; hence (modern) knife; bushknife, machete

   Sense Comment

   esp

   • • Example 145:
       

       Ni-aka okoro ne ero.

       I washed the knife in the river.

Related entries

• Is Part of:
  • okoro moli variety of bamboo
  • okoro mulusa pine variety of bamboo, larger and stronger
  • okoro aplaka metal knife, esp. used for cooking, peeling, etc.
• 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
  • ~woi okoro pound heavy bamboos vertically and repeatedly onto the ground, to mark bass rhythms while singing
  • devele k.o. wooden knife traditionally used in cooking / Pen shell / pearl oyster