uwe₂ 1comm. a rattan vine which is non-fruit bearing. [Rattan vines, including those of giwi, and the non-fruit bearing ones used for home industry purposes are disappearing from our forests.] Mungkap-u moy uwe hituh boble taku. The rattan-vine is now vanishing from our forests. Laggaom nan uwe ta makapyah pahiking. Weave the rattan strips into a backpack. (sem. domains: 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.) 2trans. to cut rattan vine into strips for tying and weaving. Uweyom ot din littuku te adi damdama bumunga. Make this littuku-vine into strips because it’s not going to have fruit anyway. ‑on/‑in‑. 4A Change the structure of object. (sem. domains: 7.8.3 - Cut.)