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<div>Could the etymology for "bel" be from PPE?<br>
Bislama: bel<br>
Broken: beli<br>
Solomon Islands: bele<br>
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There is now a separate entry for "dotiwara", but there is
still an entry under "doti" for "doti wara".
The meanings given under the entries are different. Shouldn't
these be linked up or consolidated?<br>
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Under "kalakala", there is a question for whether there is
such a word in Bislama. Crowley (1995: 108) lists kalakala with
this meaning.<br>
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Under "kokoros", there is a question for whether there is
such a word in Bislama. Crowley (1995: 107) lists kakros with
this meaning.<br>
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Example of the noun form of helpim (from Wantok Stori Tumbuna):<br>
"Meri i pilim pen nogut tru tasol nogat helpim i stap klostu long
em."<br>
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<div>As an alternate to "mak bilong lek" for footprint,
Smith (2002: 110) lists "lek mak".</div>
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<div>I suggest adding a link between "skin" the other skin
entries: "retskin", "blakskin",
"waitskin".</div>
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<div>Additional meanings for retskin:</div>
<div>1) Among North Solomon Islanders, one who is from elsewhere in
PNG (Oliver, 1991: 223).</div>
<div>2) Someone from Morobe Province wrote this in a Stori Tumbuna
in<i> Wantok</i>, "<font color="#000000">Nau ol i stap long lain
ol i kolim ol apkas (retskin)." Has anyone else heard of
retskin meaning mixed-race?</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">--Tom Slone</font></div>
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