Tok Pisin words with local meanings?

[Jean Kennedy]

>Tok Pisin words with local meanings used by the Dakoa Cult of Bali Island,
West New Britain Province:
>
>harim: to obey (Lattas, 2001: 168, 172)
>kandere: 1) maternal relative 2) country (Lattas, 2001: 168)
>wannem: namesake (Lattas, 2001: 176); does this have wider usage?
>kaikai:euphemism for cargo (Lattas, 2001: 179)
>kuskus: clerk, secretary (Lattas, 2001: 179); does this have wider usage?
>strong bilong graun: kind of spirit (Lattas, 2001: 188)

All but the last of these were standard in Manus tok pisin in the 70s-80s.
cheers, jk





Dr Jean Kennedy
Visiting Fellow
Archaeology and Natural History
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200

jkennedy at coombs.anu.edu.au
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