[Mihalic] type of tree: talisa/kaot

[Robin Hide]

It sounds like Terminalia catappa - but I have never heard "kaot" in TP.

For a nice "folk" account of the distinctive structure, red leaves, and 
coastal location of T. catappa "Talis", see the  (autobiographical) novel 
by Bernard Narokobi (East Sepik, Arapesh).
[Narokobi, Bernard (2002.) Two Seasons. Madang, PNG, Divine World 
University Press, see p. 68.]

Robin Hide


At 07:26 AM 10/09/2006, you wrote:
>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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