Te Tikisionale o te Gana Tuvalu mo Faifaiga mo Iloga Fakatuvalu
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makākafa
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/ tulikafa
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/ laukafa
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n.
coconut fibre used for scouring
名
ココナツの繊維からつくる糸
緑色の飲用ココナツの外果皮をはいで,その繊維を砂浜に穴を掘って海水に2,3か月浸して腐らせたのち乾燥させたもの.これを2,3本より合わせて縄紐のもとになるamoを作る.また,体を洗うためのタワシとしても使用する.
moikaka
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名
縄紐をよるための中果皮の繊維の束(tulikafa/makākafa)から取り出した1本の繊維
2,3本より合わせて縄紐のもとになる
amo
を作る.
amo
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n.
Coconut fibre twisted in lengths ready for string making(kolokolo)
名
縄紐(kolokolo,kafa,kinalolo)を縒るために適当な長さに編まれたココナツの繊維
ココナツの繊維(makakafa)を2,3本より合わせてつくる.
kolokolo
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n.
local string made by weaving two strands (amo) together
名
ココナツの繊維から作った糸(amo)を2本より合わせて作る縄紐
kafa
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n.
local string made by weaving three strands (amo) together
名
ココナツの繊維から作った糸(amo)を3本より合わせて作る縄紐
kinalolo
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/ kinakolo
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/ fakavaipua
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n.
local string made by rolling four strands (amo) together
名
ココナツの繊維から作った糸(amo)を4本より合わせて作る縄紐
fakahakoka
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名
kolokoloなどの縄紐を取り出しやすいように束ねたもの
ナヌメア島で用いられる語
lolo
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n.
coconut cream
名
ココナツクリーム,ココナツミルク
すりおろしたココナツの胚乳をネットで包んで搾るとココナツミルクが採れる.かつてはココナツの中果皮の繊維を用いて搾っていたが,近年は化学繊維のネットを用いることが多い.
ota
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n.
coconut fodder, waste after coconut cream has been squeezed from the grated nut
名
ココナツクリームを絞り出した後のniuvaluの残りかす
家畜のえさにする.
'pani
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名
ココナツミルクを加熱してオイルを抽出する際に分離した茶色の固形物
茶色く硬くなるまで熱して食べる.
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