sareai strong bush vine used in house building, but today the people [...]

Part of Speech n2
    • strong bush vine used in house building, but today the people use nails
      • tools & weapons
      • Example 3480:
        Amaa niiri paa kavarau, no rahi sareai maa, are kisikisi koa e bona maa varuvaru.
        The nails are finished, go and pull sareai vines, and let us tie the rafters with it.
        Source: Eno 13W 094-095
      • Example 5343:
        O paee vaa teo vaatobina ae o buo paee vaa teo buo vavaarihi, eara repaa pampam taono maa amaa paos bona kara obai ge a sareai ae o ariono.
        The longitudinal beam in the middle and the two longitudinal beams on the two sides, we tie them on top of the posts with obai or sareai vines and ariono vine.
        Source: Eno 06W 016-017

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  • See also:
    • niiri needle / nail
    • obai calamus, Sweet Flag, cane similar to a long winding rope.
    • 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