Farikoloɲɛgɛn | tattoo

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Entry:
farikoloɲɛgɛn

Glosses:
tattoo

Example:

Bi laseli bɛna taa n’an ye Faransi ka kuma farikoloɲɛgɛn de kan

‘Today’s report will take us to France to talk about tattoos’

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Notes:
The word farikoloɲɛgɛn (lit. ‘body-drawing’) was used by RFI Mandenkan to refer to tattoos.

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And if you get the tone wrong, one might think you are saying body bathroom lol ɲɛ́gɛn
ɲɛ̀gɛn is drawing