voi1 yam

Part of Speech n2
    • yam
      • agriculture
      • food & drink
      • Example 35:
        O voi na abe nana teo ohita.
        The yams wind around the galip tree.
        Source: Ond 01W 002
      • Example 4719:
        Enam ahiki ta tapeako ae ta kaukau. Muu koa bara voi ae a pauna.
        We had neither maniocs nor sweet potatoes. Only taro and yams and bananas.
        Source: Iar 02RG 114-115
      • Example 9421:
        a voi, kasi maa a voi,
        the yam, dig out the yam,
        Source: Iar 02RG 146

Related entries

  • See also:
    • abe (of plants) creep; wind around other plants
    • kasi1 dig something out; dig a hole
    • vitoon edible wild yam with long tubers
    • baono wild edible yam that grows in the regrowth