kiinia kind of pandanus with long leaves
| Part of Speech | n3 |
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- kind of pandanus with long leaves
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- plants
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Example 1419:
O kiinia na toutou nana tea bua ereere na paka nae ae teo sinoo vaa tobina.The kiinia has thorns on both sides of its leaves and on its midrib.- Source:
- Joy 12W 109
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Example 3358:
Kiinia. O meho kaku karaa.Kiinia. A kind of pandanus.- Source:
- Joy 12W 106-107
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Example 3359:
O kiinia na purapura nana tea hatana ge rapana kasuana.The kiinia grows in muddy places or at the side of the beach.- Source:
- Joy 12W 108
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Example 3360:
O kiinia na kosi riori, eori repaa kahu bona toutou, rava bari teo suraa, ore vavaroava bari. Be mahaka, eori repaa vin bona vonaha mene goroho.They cut the leaves of the kiinia pandanus. Then they remove the thorns, heat them (i.e. the leaves) over the fire and dry them in the sun. When the leaves are dry, the women weave sleeping mats.- Source:
- Joy 12W 110-114
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