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inai

Bingham

inaái

n. coconut leaf mat.

ínai

n. fish.

i:/nai

vi. betrothing.
n. betrothal.

Sabatier

inai

n. a fish found in shoals.
sn. Scaridae.
ex. te buki n inai: a manner of tying <tie>.
ex. te itua n inai: Orion's belt <constellation>.

inai1

n. engagement.
v. to engage, betroth.

inai2

n. a mat of coconut leaves; iteraninai: a half mat.
v. ati inai: to weave these mats.
koro inai: to cut leaves to make these mats.

Goo & Banner

inai

sn. family Scaridae.
n. inai (k) parrot fishes (hh).

inai1

sn. Scarus aeruginosus.
n. parrot fish (ll).

inai2

sn. Scarus brevifilis.
n. parrot fish (ll).

inai3

sn. Scarus chlorodon.
n. parrot fish (ll).

inai4

sn. Scarus dussumieri.
n. parrot fish (ll).

inai5

sn. Scarus formosus.
n. parrot fish (ll).

inai6

sn. Scarus forsteri.
n. parrot fish (ll).

inai7

sn. Scarus harid.
n. parrot fish (ll).

inai8

sn. Scarus javanicus.
n. parrot fish (ll).

inai9

sn. Scarus lepidus.
n. parrot fish (ll).

inai10

sn. Scarus microrhinos.
n. parrot fish (ll).

inai11

sn. Scarus oviceps.
n. parrot fish (ll).

inai21

sn. Scarus pectoralis.
n. parrot fish (ll).

inai31

sn. Scarus schegelli.
n. parrot fish (ll).

inai41

sn. Scarus taeniurus.
n. parrot fish (ll).

inai51

sn. Scarus vermiculatus.
n. parrot fish (ll).

Luomala

inai

sn. Scarus (blue & green).
n. blue & green parrotfish.

Topics: Fish, Coconut, Family and people, Weaving and crafts, Colours, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner), Ethnobotany (Luomala)