vatavatava¹ incision

Part of Speech	n3
Morphology	va-tavatava
Gloss	MULT-incise

• • incision
  • • culture

  • • Example 9091:
      

      O paku na paku riori suku bona vatavatavai.

      They make a feast for this tavatava ceremony.

      Source: Mah 02R 159

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• See also:
  • gerugeru¹ ceremony of cutting only the hair on the forehead which comes out of the upee hat
  • tavatava¹ scars of incisions signifying clan membership
  • tavatava² incise someone's body with the intention of leaving scars as a clan marking