inu vaa tavatava house where young men receive incisions that mark their clan [...]

Part of Speech n2.constr
MWE Structure n - linker - vt
Morphology inu vaa tavatava
Gloss house LNK incisions
    • house where young men receive incisions that mark their clan membership
      • culture
      • Example 2487:
        A inu vaa tavatava to kahi paku pete riori, e ta dorana e ta atovo.
        It is the tavatava house that they are about to build with four sago palm fronds
        Source: Kae 02R 079

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  • See also:
    • tavatava2 incise someone's body with the intention of leaving scars as a clan marking