otovo sago tree (Arecaceae) / sago leaves, esp. used for roofing [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	otovo
Proto-Form	POc: *qatop
Tanema Equivalent	vaove
Lovono Equivalent	walue

1. • sago tree (Arecaceae)
   • • Bot

   Scientific Name	Metroxylon warburgii ; Metroxylon salomonense
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	ote

   • • Example 1598:
       

       Velebie peini otovo, peini melevele pine.

       Sago starch is good in case of a major famine.

     • Example 1997:
       

       uie otovo

       sago leaves

2. • sago leaves, esp. used for roofing houses

   Sense Comment

   meton

   • • Example 1998:
       

       ~wete otovo

       [lit. pin sago] put together a set of sago leaves, in preparing the roofing

     • Example 1999:
       

       sodo otovo

       thatch of sago leaves

3. • thatch, roof of a house, typic. made of sago leaves

   Sense Comment

   meton

   • • Example 1728:
       

       Otovo iupa ka tamwaliko, pi-tabo pi-wete kula motoe.

       Our roofing has been damaged, we are making [lit. pinning] a new one.

     • Example 2000:
       

       Okoro 'naka i-vio ne otovo iu tae?

       Can you see my knife, hanging from the roof?

Related entries

• Is Part of:
  • otovo kangilo variety of sago tree, characterised by a smaller trunk and smooth leaf sheaths
  • otovo kotekote variety of sago tree, characterised by a larger trunk and spiny leaf sheaths
• See also:
  • nengele moe the various structural components of a house and its roof