[Mihalic] Asidua

[Vince]

There would be enough Sepiks in Lae to make it possible that it is a 
Sepik word that they began to use and now others are using it as a Tok 
Pisin word. Ask the Sepiks in Lae about the etymology.

Vince

Ross Clark (FOA DALSL) wrote:

> I should have mentioned that the writer I originally quoted has been doing
> research on HIV and other STD's in Lae, so he seems to be saying only that
> the word is current there. Where he got the idea about the etymology I don't
> know.
> 
> Ross Clark
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Vince [mailto:vinosvd at yahoo.com] 
>>Sent: Monday, 13 September 2004 1:53 a.m.
>>To: MIHALIC at anu.edu.au
>>Subject: Re: [Mihalic] Asidua
>>
>>
>>The ending of the word makes me think it is a Sepik word. 
>>During my time 
>>in Madang, there was a PMV running the street that had a name 
>>that ended 
>>in duo. I do not remember the name but it was owned by people 
>>from the 
>>Sepik, don't remember which part. Then the students at DWU 
>>were using a 
>>Sepik word something like mainenduo. I think it meant man and 
>>the female 
>>was mainendua. So my guess is that asidua could be a sepik 
>>word that is 
>>being taken into Tok Pisin. You will need some Sepiks to 
>>check this one out. Vince
>>
>>Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I no longer have the post where this is mentioned. I haven't heard
>>>"asidua", although that doesn't mean that it is not used. 
>>>
>>Is there any 
>>
>>>possibility that this could actually be a variation of "pasinda"?
>>>
>>>Don
>>>
>>>At 15:21 11/9/04 +1200, Ross Clark (FOA DALSL) wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>A recent post to the ASAO list mentions the Tok Pisin word:
>>>>
>>>>"asidua" ("sex workers," in public health parlance, but "street
>>>>friends" and "sisters" in local parlance, from the Portuguese for 
>>>>"plenty," originally)
>>>>
>>>>The last part does not sound right. For a start my Portuguese
>>>>dictionary gives assidua (feminine) as "assiduous, unremitting, 
>>>>sedulous" rather than "plenty". Also it seems rather a 
>>>>
>>bookish word to 
>>
>>>>have found its way into pidgin, and I have not heard of it 
>>>>
>>turning up 
>>
>>>>in pidgins elsewhere. As for an alternative etymology, one would 
>>>>immediately think that "as" might play a role here. But I'm sure 
>>>>others on this list will know more about this word's meaning, 
>>>>currency, variant forms and possible etymology.
>>>>
>>>>Ross Clark
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>>>
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>>
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