~si tetawene tattoo

Part of Speech	verb-object idiom
Morphology	~si + tetawene

• • tattoo

  Literally

  draw designs

  • • Example 1904:
      

      U-la uro u-si tetawene ñei.

      You can use charcoal powder for tattooing.

Related entries

• Contains:
  • ~si² draw / write
• See also:
  • tetawene tattoo, on o.'s body / customary pattern, drawn or painted upon a surface; e.g. frieze-like decorations on the walls of a sacred house (toplau)