kara korisi vine (generic term)

Part of Speech n3.constr
MWE Structure n - n
Variant Form(s) kara koris
Morphology kara korisi
Gloss string ?
    • vine (generic term)
      • plants
      • Comment In the examples of Joy 12W <naono> is used in the sense of 'tree', whereas in other contexts it is also found in the sense of 'plant'.
      • Example 2965:
        Ariata. O kara korisi. Sa naono haana.
        Wild yam. It is a vine. It is not a tree.
        Source: Joy 12W 001-002
      • Example 2966:
        Kara koris saka o naono haana. Na pura pinopino bata koana rasuu, ore paa abe bona naono.
        The vine is not a tree. It just grows everywhere in the bush and creeps up the trees.
        Source: Joy 12W 030-032
      • Example 2967:
        O kara koris eve o meho kara naono.
        The kara koris is a string-like plant.
        Source: Sii 24W 024
      • Example 2968:
        O kara kave eve o meho kara koris vai to tei me nana bona kiu a beera sana.
        The net vine is another kind of creeping plant that has a very important function.
        Source: Sii 24W 018
      • Example 2969:
        O kara raviana eve o kara korisi to pampam sinivi ni riori. Nabunuu komana vai roho suguna vai nomana. O kara koris bona o kara kikis kurus, ei to rake suku riori tea pam sinivi.
        The raviana is a vine that they use to tie up the canoe. In the past until today. The vine is very strong, this is why they like it for tying up canoes.
        Source: Sii 24W 077-080
      • Example 2970:
        O kara ariono mee o meho kara koris o kara mataa.
        The kara ariono is another good vine.
        Source: Sii 24W 006

Related entries

  • See also:
    • kara naono vine; fibre, a part of a plant that looks like a string and is in many cases used for the production of strings
    • korisi vine or shrub (generic term)
    • naono1 plant (generic term) / tree (generic term); palm
    • 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
    • karoo kind of vine with sharp and strong thorns, grows in the jungle
    • vigo spiral around something (i.e. of a plant when growing around a tree)