temabete semi-mat or simple mat: k.o. mat, smaller than the regular model [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	temaᵐbete

• • semi-mat or simple mat: k.o. mat, smaller than the regular model awene, coarsely woven with one side of a coconut palm (bauluko)

  Encyclopedic Info

  The size is about 50cm × 1m.

  • • Example 580:
      

      Temabete me mawene, li-garei pe daviñevi li-te ene.

      Women are forbidden from sitting on mats or semi-mats.

Related entries

• See also:
  • uie luro coconut leaves, used to weave (~vei) a variety of artifacts
  • mawene a coarse mat, woven in coconut leaves (opp. bete, pandanus mat)