kara¹ vine; aerial root; string; fibre

• • vine; aerial root; string; fibre
  • • plants

  Comment

  n2 in possessive constructions; n3 in isolation and in compounds

  • • Example 2941:
      

      Meori paa gono bono kara vaa tobina.

      And they got the fibre in the middle.

      Source: Sii 06E(Joy) 029

    • Example 2942:
      

      Meori paa nomaa, meori paa ma hio kasuana, eori he tea gago bona ariono. Meori gago vakavakavara bona ariono, meori paa gonogono bona kara vai tobina.

      And they came (back) and they came and sat on the beach, pulling off the skin of the ariono vine. And after they had pulled off the skin of the ariono vine, they got the fibres in the middle. (i.e. for making a fishing net)

      Source: Sii 06RG 025-026

    • Example 2943:
      

      O kara nae na ikuu gunaha taneo maana gina tea maa peana nae.

      Its aerial roots hang down from its branches high up. (i.e. the aerial roots of the ruhu ficus)

      Source: Sii 24W 085

Related entries

• See also:
  • kara ariono bush vine used for three special types of fishing called "ponpon", "vavaatoa" and "kokoito". The vine is stripped, the middle section taken out, dried and used for fishing. The vine is also used in building houses for tying sago palm leaves onto beams.
  • kara raviana vine species used as a string
  • ruhu ficus tree; Bengal ficus
  • gago pull off the skin of a vine (in order to get the fibres and use them for fishing nets)
  • kara sareai vine species