urisi² banana-sheath strap; strap made of a wild banana sheath, used [...]

• • banana-sheath strap; strap made of a wild banana sheath, used for carrying knapsacks and as a tape measure
  • • tools & weapons
    • plants

  • • Example 7758:
      

      O kara urisi eve to vateen ni raara. Eara na gono rara o urisi teo veresun. A veresun na tei rori rasuu. Eara na kakapa rara o veresun, are paa varoava e ore mahaka. Be mahaka, eara re garuhu e ei beara voro bata rae. Mahaka vai ei eara repaa gono tea vateen nie.

      The banana-sheath straps we use for the backpack. We get the straps from the wild banana plant. The wild banana plants are in the bush. We pull off the sheath the wild banana plant, Then we put it into the sun, so that it dries up. When it is dry, we wash it, that is when we roll it up. Now it is dry and so we get it to use it for the backpack

      Source: Sii 24W 090-096

    • Example 7759:
      

      Beara tau paku o paranda, eara toro ipino roho a bebeahu ae a tatabonata na inu bono kara urisi. O kara urisi bona to kahi dee raara rasuu to kahi ipinoo raara o kobuu.

      When we are about to make the floor, we must measure the length and the width of the house with a banana sheath strap. This banana sheath strap we take to the bush where we will use it for measuring the kobuu palm.

      Source: Eno 04W 007-008

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• See also:
  • vateen² put on a backpack; carry a backpack; carry in a backpack
  • kakapa lift and remove something (habitually), e.g. pull the sheath off the wild banana
  • kapa veresun bark of the wild banana tree
  • rigun wind something up, roll something up (e.g. a string, rope, fishing line, etc.)
  • rigunu wind something up, reel something in, roll something up (e.g. a string, rope, fishing line, etc.)
  • vateen¹ traditional backpack in which women carry food, clothes, etc.