The Greek in John 12:13 that is translated as “take branches of palm trees” or similar is translated in
- Aguaruna: “cut palm leaves”
- Waffa: “break off and held leaves like coconut leaves”
- Alekano: “break off leafy decorative things” (source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “get some leafy branches” (source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa as “get fronds from a plant like a badangan (note: a local palm like coconut but smaller)” (source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi as “pick palm branches” (source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
See also cut branches.
