pea1 branch; palm frond

Part of Speech n3
    • branch; palm frond
      • plants
      • Comment <pea1> heads nominal compounds and APs that function as an attribute or a predicate of a NP headed by <pea1>.
      • Example 5477:
        A karipa na hio nana teo pea naono.
        The karipa rat sits on a branch. (lit. on a tree branch)
        Source: Sii 09W 016
      • Example 5478:
        O pea naosiana mee o pea mataa kurus tea vahogis.
        The naosiana branch is also very good for stoking the fire.
        Source: Sii 40W 078
      • Example 5479:
        Beara mosi vakavara a pea atovo, eara nao vai tea kiu vaa tea kosi; eara kou kosi vai a paka atovo kahi bona pea nae.
        When we have cut the sago palm fronds, we are going to do the work of cutting off the leaves, we cut the leaves off its branch.
        Source: Eno 02W 008

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