tamɨ́ɨna species of ‘tangarana’, tree with small leaves and a slender, [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Root	tamɨ́ɨna

• • species of ‘tangarana’, tree with small leaves and a slender, hollow, trunk that reaches up to 15cm diameter, and is notable for its segmented appearance; prized as firewood, these trees are typically inhabited by a species of small black ant (<tamɨ́ɨka>) that swarms out if the tree is disturbed, delivering painful bites to the intruder

  Scientific Name

  Triplaris sp

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  • tamɨ́ɨna amákɨɨri ‘‘tangarana’’ style of weaving <iitaari> (‘crisneja’ thatch panels), in which the <ijáwɨɨmɨ> (‘irapay’) palm palm frond stems that wrap around the palm wood lath are bunched together in groups of eight, with large gaps between them; the name of this style comes from this pattern resembling the spaced segments of the trunk of the <tamɨ́ɨna>, ‘tangarana’ tree