Meanings of "bel" from ASAONET

John Wagner jrw6777 at yahoo.com
Thu Jan 30 08:07:11 EST 2003


In my experience "tubel" can also mean "of two minds"
or "of two opinions" as when a single individual does
not come down clearly on one side of an issue.

John Wagner


--- "Thomas H. Slone" <THSlone at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Øyvind Jensen <Oyvind.Jensen at SVT.NTNU.NO> posted the
> following 
> definitions of phrases with "bel" on ASAONET. 
> Anyone care to comment 
> or elaborate?
> 
> 
> >Tok Pisin                 Literal transl.
> >1. Bel bilong mi i tok:   "My stomach says"  (My
> 'conscience')
> >
> >2. Bel i malmalum:        "Stomach is soft"  (To be
> 'meek',
> >                                              
> 'content')
> >3. Bel i pas/sori:        "Stomach is closed/sorry"
> ('Sad', 'dreary')
> >4. Tingting long bel:     "Think in the stomach"
> (To 'reflect')
> >5. Tubel                  "Two stomachs" 
> ('Disagreement', 'discontent')
> 
> -- 
> 


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