[Mihalic] type of tree: talisa/kaot

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Hi all,

As far as I know, the Tok pisin name of the plant is Talis and the
Scientific name is terminalia catappa.

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From: mihalic-bounces at anu.edu.au [mailto:mihalic-bounces at anu.edu.au] On
Behalf Of Stuart Robinson
Sent: Sunday, 10 September 2006 7:26 AM
To: mihalic at anu.edu.au
Subject: [Mihalic] type of tree: talisa/kaot

Hi, everyone.

In a dictionary I am developing for the Rotokas language of
Bougainville,
my consultants refer to a red-leafed tree that grows on the coast as
'talisa' or 'kaot' in Tok Pisin. I was just wondering whether anyone was
familiar with these terms and could provide more info. More
specifically,
I'm trying to find the common and/or scientific name of this tree in
English.

Here's an except from my Shoebox dictionary:

\ex Okaoto evaoa vo raga toupaivera avakava sirova.
\xp Diwai talisa em i save grow arere long nambis.
\xe The talisa tree only grows here on the coast.

Thanks,
Stuart

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