pea2 branch

Part of Speech n2
    • branch
      • plants
      • Comment In contrast to <pea1>, <pea2> heads inalienable possessive constructions and is a noun of the 2nd class (n2).
      • Example 818:
        Be beera vaoha, ore paa tahape maana a pea nae.
        When it becomes too big, its branch falls off. (i.e. a branch of the tree called naosiana)
        Source: Sii 40W 077
      • Example 5480:
        O naono bona na ubi raara a pea nae mene vahogis nahu teara.
        This tree, we chop its branches for kindling the fire for our cooking. (i.e. the branches of the tree called maraasita)
        Source: Sii 17W 247

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