a reed, a kind of wild sugar cane used for fences, also Highlands cane
- Huk bilong mi i pas tong tiktik.
My fishing line was snagged in the reeds.
Tag: Plants (Tok Pisin)
palpal
Derived from Gazelle Peninsula
coral tree (also balbal)
- Ol Tolai i save yusim palpal long makim matmat na gaden bilong ol.
The Tolai use coral trees to mark their burial grounds and gardens.
pitpit
Derived from Gazelle Peninsula
a type of wild sugar cane with edible fruit, cane grass, small bamboo (that you can eat)
- Ol manmeri long Fiji i laikim moa long kaikaim pitpit.
Fijians love to eat pitpit.
See also:
marmar
Derived from Gazelle Peninsula
the rain tree, any of the Jacaranda type of tree
gorgor
Derived from Gazelle Peninsula
1. a tall type of ginger, whose roots are used in sorcery
2. traditional ‘no trespassing’ sign made of wild ginger
aiai
1. the Malay apple fruit and tree (Yambosa malaccensis)
2. a kind of hardwood (Eugenia malaccensis)
bukbuk
a timber tree with edible fruits, Burckella obovata, found in Milne Bay Province and the Gazelle Peninsula.
baibai
a decorative palm of the Cycas family
laulau
Derived from New Ireland
the Malay apple tree and fruit