obai calamus, Sweet Flag, cane similar to a long winding rope.

• • calamus, Sweet Flag, cane similar to a long winding rope.
  • • plants

  Scientific Name

  acorus calamus species

  • • Example 2302:
      

      Eara huha rara a ta buaku a ta atovo, eara repaa vaakopo e toon no vaatetekoio bono obai ge sareai.

      We sew the two sheets of sago palm thatch together, then we fix it as a cover on top of the upper ridgepole with obai or sareai vine ropes.

      Source: Eno 07W 002

    • Example 5061:
      

      O obai a kiu nae a beera kurus. O kara obai eve to paku riori bono sia, teevoro ae o teebana.

      The obai vine has important uses. The obai vine is used for making chairs, tables and beds. (lit. The obai, its work is very big. The obai vine, it is what they make the chair from and they make the table and the bed from.)

      Source: Sii 24W 046-047

    • Example 5062:
      

      Sirisiri maa o obai are vaave nie.

      Tear the obai vine so that we can use it for making the thatch of the house.

      Source: Eno 19W 019

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• See also:
  • atovo² sago palm thatch
  • kara obai calamus, Sweet Flag, cane similar to a long winding rope.
  • vaave ni use something for making the roofing
  • nin² kind of reed that grows in clusters by the riversides or in damp areas. The outer layer is very strong; it is peeled off and used to tie things together, as for instance timber when building houses
  • sareai strong bush vine used in house building, but today the people use nails
  • teebana bed