pauna1 banana plant
| Part of Speech | n3 |
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- banana plant
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- agriculture
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Example 800:
Source: Sii 17W 288-289Beara neba nio pauna ore paa pura ore beera. be beera antee o sunaha ore paa tavus maa teo pusu no pauna, ei beo pauna mei nana tea honovo.When we plant the banana plant, it grows and becomes bigger until the shoot appears at the base of the banana, before the banana bears fruit. -
Example 1149:
Source: Sii 17W 293Pauna vai a vurivuri: bunrii, rahirahi, kokoavuu, vaomata, pokotahoe, iavaa, kurimarama, gogovii.The ripe bananas are: ... -
Example 3155:
Source: Sii 17W 294Pauna vaa teo suraa: tamuraa, paataono, seseve, karapua, vatonono, kooruoo.The cooking bananas are: ..., (lit. bananas of the fire) -
Example 5469:
Source: Sii 17W 290Honovo vai o pauna, a pusu no pauna ore paa hapus maana tea sunaha.When the banana bears fruit, the base of the banana becomes full of suckers. -
Example 5470:
Source: Sii 17W 291Goe tea kasi sunaha beo pauna o kobus.Do not dig out the suckers as long as the banana is still young.
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