karaa vaa Solomon Solomon pandanus

Part of Speech n3.constr
MWE Structure n - linker - n
Morphology karaa vaa Solomon
Gloss pandanus LNK Solomon
    • Solomon pandanus
      • plants
      • Example 1793:
        O karaa bona o gaohogaoho kurus, o tamee kurus mee. Na mataa kurus nana tea vin vonaha, hoi ae haata.
        This pandanus is very pale, but also very flexible. It is good for plaiting mats, baskets and hats.
        Source:
        Sii 17W 210-211
      • Example 3007:
        O karaa vai o hiki toutou na deedee maa rohori Solomon meara na dao koa rara e bona karaa vaa Solomon. Ahiki to toutou teve.
        The pandanus without prickles was brought from the Solomon Islands, and we call it the Solomon pandanus. It does not have thorms.
        Source:
        Sii 17W 207-208
      • Example 3008:
        Eara na kahu vatamee koara a toon na maa paka karaa, ore tamee tea rigunu ei beara tau nahue.
        We only scrape the back of the pandanus leaves to make them flexible so that they are flexible to wind them up before we boil them.
        Source:
        Sii 17W 209

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