common registernative taroColocasia esculenta.
| li-au jebuteharvest taro (by pulling on it) |
| Jebute ka moso.The taros are ripe. |
| Kape jebute i-karau na metae, pe ero tae.Taro can't grow here, because there's no water. |
jemoko ᶮɟemoko noun
Cf. (?) moko ‘reef’
📘 Palolo worms are not eaten by Vanikoro islanders – contrary to Vanuatu people further south.
1 – bamboo rod, of any usage
| Ni-toe jokoro iote me susuko me ngasune semame jokoro iote.I cut a bamboo rod to the same length as the other one. |
| Ni-nabe jokoro lea iune ka kula.I measured the bamboo rod to be one fathom and a half. |
2 – espfishing rod
| Kape le-la teuko ne jokoro me le-katei ñe namuko.We'll take a fishing rod and go angling. |
synonymnaka teuko
Music
4 – bamboo used as a stamping tube
| Le-la jokoro me le-woi, me le-mako.We'll take bamboos and pound them (on the ground) for the dances. |
| jokoro pe li-woi[lit. bamboos to be stamped] stamping tube |
see~woi okoro
Music
5 – bamboo flute; esp. Pan pipe
| jokoro pe li-vi[lit. bamboos to be blown] Pan pipe |
📘 An instrument recently introduced from islands further west (esp. Malaita).
Music
6 – bamboo organ: a large panpipe-shaped instrument made of bamboos tied together
| jokoro pe li-abu[lit. bamboos to be struck] bamboo organ |
| Dameliko kape li-abu jokoro.The kids will play the bamboo organ. |
📘 An instrument recently introduced from islands further west (esp. Malaita). The sound is produced by striking (~abu ③) the mouth of each tube with a beater made of wood or plastic.