veava jungle; bush that has not been cleared

Part of Speech n2
    • jungle; bush that has not been cleared
      • environment
      • Example 946:
        A veava to saka bin tagava ori.
        The jungle is (land) that has not yet been cleared. (lit. The jungle (is) what they haven't yet cleared.)
        Source: Sii 10W 069
      • Example 6322:
        Pasuhupi na nao nana tea rasuu vai to dao raara bona veava. A veava to saka bin tagava ori.
        The flying fox goes to the forest that we call jungle. The jungle is (a forest) that has not yet been cleared.
        Source: Sii 10W 068-069
      • Example 9260:
        O naono vai na pura nana komana maa veava.
        This tree grows in the jungles.
        Source: Joy 19W 138
      • Example 9261:
        A veava eve a rasuu vai a beera bara rasuu vai saka bin kiu ori mene neba kakau ge a mohina.
        The virgin bush is a big bush that has not been cleared to plant cocoa or a garden.
        Source: Jan 02W 034

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  • See also:
    • pasuhupi flying fox
    • goton tree that is normally associated with regrowth, grows to about 30 m height, seeds can be eaten
    • kevira Tahitian Chestnut, a tree whose seeds are edible, starchy and can be eaten as other starch foods
    • tagava2 clear (the bush)