Entry record from Veloso (2016a): Naueti Uatolari
kai
• n. wood; tree.
kai-bara
• n. thatch.
kai-boe
• n. peg-top.
See also: boe
kai-bira
• n. traditional totem pole used in ritual ceremonies with two curved branches, one on each side, where certain objects are hung.
kai-dawa
• n. Macassar oil tree.
Scientific name: Schleichera oleosa
kai-dila
• n. papaya tree.
Scientific name: Carica papaya
kaidila-watu
kai-haku
• n. quinine tree.
Scientific name: Cinchona sp.)
Note: Its wood is used to make plates and its bark is used to prepare a very bitter infusion that is drunk to prevent and fight malaria.
See also: haku
kai-ho'o
• n. tree; tree trunk.
kai-kaphé
• n. white leadtree.
Scientific name: Leucaena leucocephala
Note: It is called this way because coffee is grown under their shade.
See also: kaphé
kai-kata
• n. parallel wooden sticks used as a flat surface.
See also: kata
kai-kia
• n. canarium tree.
Scientific name: Canarium indicum
kai-kobi
• n. Indian jujube.
Scientific name: Ziziphus mauritiana
kai-kulu
kai-kuri
• n. poison.
kai-laha
• n. plant.
kai-leba
• n. wooden structure joining the pillars; rafter.
kai-lelete
• n. bridge.
kai-lolo
• n. log.
kai-malae
kai-mali
• n. tamarind tree.
Scientific name: Tamarindus indica
kaimaliwua-kroki
kai-oka
• n. root.
See also: oka
kai-rae
kai-ria
• n. tree shade.
kai rui
• n. thorn.
See also: rui
kai-satu
• n. frangipani tree.
Scientific name: Plumeria sp.
Etymology: Port.uguese Santo (António) ‘Saint (Anthony)’
kai-tae
• n. bush.
kai-wua
• n. fruit.
See also: wua
kai-whoumuni