kobuu¹ kind of palm used for making the floor of a house.

• • kind of palm used for making the floor of a house.
  • • plants

  Scientific Name

  cyrtostachys

  • • Example 3569:
      

      O kobuu o meho naono amaa kiu nae amaa berobero.

      The kobuu is another palm with many functions.

      Source: Sii 39W 022

    • Example 3570:
      

      O vakebin mee na gono raara teo kobuu.

      The palm sheath for our backpack we also get from the kobuu.palm.

      Source: Sii 39W 024

    • Example 3571:
      

      Abana na taraha rori bono kobuu, eori repaa paku bari bona maa poa hiihio bara maa poa mene vavaakopo nahu ge vaatei bona maa meha maa taba vaa komana inu teara.

      The men carve the kobuu, then they make benches and shelves for storing pots upside down or putting there other things that we have inside that house.

      Source: Sii 39W 025-026

    • Example 3572:
      

      O paranda na pakupaku raara bono kobuu.

      The floor is made from the kobuu palm.

      Source: Eno 04W 005

    • Example 3573:
      

      Beara viana vakavara o kobuu vai tau paku ara o paranda, eara repaa mosi gunaha e.

      When we have chosen the kobuu palm that we are about to make the floor from, we cut it down.

      Source: Eno 04W 010

    • Example 3574:
      

      O kobuu vai o kobusu saka mataa haana, eikou na antee vaha koana tea koava, evehee a vuaba vai o manoto vamataa na ante nana tea tei vananaoana.

      The young and moist kobuu palm is not good, because it can easily rot, while the one that is really mature can stay for a long time.

      Source: Eno 04W 011

Related entries

• See also:
  • ipoana¹ planks
  • booboo² kind of palm tree
  • ginuva kind of little hardwood tree used for wedges
  • kobuu² sheath of the kobuu palm
  • paranda¹ floor
  • ta ginuva wedge
  • vakebin palm tree sheaths used as part of the backpack which is used by women. The mature sheathes are dried and folded into rectangular shapes and these are used to protect their backs when carrying goods