uo¹ yam, esp. Greater yam

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	uo
Proto-Form	POc: *qupi
Tanema Equivalent	uva
Lovono Equivalent	upie

• • yam, esp. Greater yam
  • • Bot

  Scientific Name

  Dioscorea alata

  • • Example 88:
      

      Na uo kula kupa ka pi-ae.

      These are a few yams we just dug out.

    • Example 1708:
      

      uo moloe

      red yam

    • Example 2546:
      

      li-wowo uo

      plant yams

    • Example 2547:
      

      li-vai uo

      bake yams

Related entries

• See also:
  • none¹ Potato yam
  • longo Lesser yam