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pitohohootype of coconut with bright orange flowers
pituꞌuhole in canoe for tying it
poaistrong palm that is good for house posts. The meat inside the nut is good for chewing with betel nut
pohiti1small bump in the skin that you can feel, but that is not painful2pimple
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poohocfemirigoorofishing net, traditionally made from stiff pieces of sago bark tied together with heme that was used to close the river when the tide was high, it reached all the way down to the mud at the bottom of the river. emiri were then used to scoop up the fish and prawns caught behind the pooho. A traditional fishing method for women. Can also be used to corner a crocodile so that it can be speared.Irodau tuiai, omoi-da raai iriobo, poohoi-da.When I go out on the river I catch fish by blocking a creek with with a fishing net.Hiei-da rimo poohoi peei-da idimai ka obo-rai imatiꞌi-ri.So then we pulled the net out of the canoe and jumped into the river to drag the net.synrekereti1.6.1.5Fish
pooꞌiosmooth, polished, slippery
popobundle of long, narrow objects like nipa leaves, firewood, sugarcane, sticks, seroAra merei era popoi imodau.This person is carrying a bundle of firewood.
popoꞌosago beetle pupa, when it is still folded up inside the casing. It is the stage after ore and kukuru, but before hatching as a gogame beetle. Edible.
poputemebush fruit, similar to aakoako, but with darker green leaves, fruits in dry season1.5.6Parts of a plant
poputemebush.fruit
poto1cowrie shell2traditional headband made with small shells
potomalong thin split piece of timber such as ii'i
pouaecovering of leaves on something to keep heat and rain off, as on a new canoe
pouefood offered to the spirits, that was later eaten by the chiefs
poꞌeaspleen
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