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'''{{tp|lawa}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] relating to the head and mind, or figuratively,and to a part of a whole whichparts controlscontrolling the whole.<ref name="lipamanka">{{cite lipamanka}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
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==Semantic space==
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|lawa}} includes the head and the abstract concept of the mind. When used figuratively, {{tp|lawa}} refers to a part which controls the whole, as well the act or instance of controlling.<ref name="lipamanka" /> Compare the other senses of the English word ''head'', as in ''head of the department'' or ''to head a project''.
 
{{Example
|jan <mark>lawa</mark> li wawa.
|The <mark>leaderlead</mark>er is powerful.
|jan <mark>lawa </mark>li wawa
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