[Mihalic] Additional Christian vocabulary

[Thomas H. Slone]

Here are some additional words associated with Christianity that are 
not in Mihalic (1971)
Konpes: confess (Ol Singsing bilong Lotu Katolik , p. 21)
Triwan: triune (Ol Singsing bilong Lotu Katolik , p. 48)
Aleluya: alleluia (Ol Singsing bilong Lotu Katolik , p. 71)
Hosana: hosana (Ol Singsing bilong Lotu Katolik , p. 157)
Kerubim: cherubim (Ol Singsing bilong Lotu Katolik , p. 66)
Serapim: seraphim (Ol Singsing bilong Lotu Katolik , p. 66)
Profeta: profet (Ol Singsing bilong Lotu Katolik , p. 66)
Vesper: vesper (Ol Singsing bilong Lotu Katolik , p. 161)

The Diksenari bilong Nupela Testamen is presumably based on the Tok 
Pisin Nupela Testamen and must be widely used, so the vocabulary in 
Strickert must get some usage.  However, many of the words in 
Strickert may not be widely used outside of bible study though, 
comments?

Bikpris: kind of senior priest (Strickert, p. 26)
Hetpris: kind of senior priest (Strickert, p. 26)
Blesing: blessing (Strickert, p. 27)
Bokis bilong kontrak: ark of the covenant (Strickert, p. 28)
Bret i no gat yis: unleavened bread (Strickert, p. 30)
Diwai i stap long sol: yoke (Strickert, p. 38)
Elefan: elephant (Strickert, p. 43)
Fik: fig (Strickert, p. 52)
God triwan: triune god (Strickert, p. 65)
Gita: (alternate to guitar definition) lute (Strickert, p. 65)
Grasop: locust (Strickert, p. 66)
Haleluya: alleluia (p. 72)
Haus lotu bilong ol juda: synagogue (Strickert, p. 72)
Hosana: hosana (Strickert, p. 87)
N.T.: New Testament (Strickert)
O.T.: Old Testament (Strickert)
B.K.: B.C. (Strickert)
Kamel: camel (Strickert, p. 119)
Kastam: business tax (Strickert, p. 121)
Laion: lion (Strickert, p. 136)
Lepra: leprosy (Strickert, p. 138); this suggests wider use than just 
in the Rabaul area as Mihalic states (1971: 121)
Ston salfa: brimstone (Strickert, p. 173)

Pekato: sin, hell (new) (Lattas, p. 273); Mihalic defines this only 
as sin (p. 372).  Is the meaning of hell real or is it just 
extrapolation by Lattas?

References:
Ol Singsing bilong Lotu Katolik: Ol Daiosis bilong Aitape, Goroka, 
Lae, Madang, Mt. Hagen, Vanimo na Wewak. Goroka: Liturgial 
Catechetical Institute (1973).

Lattas, Andrew (1998). Cultures of Secrecy: Reinventing Race in Bush 
Kaliai Cargo Cults. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press.

Strickert, Frederick (1989). Diksenari bilong Nupela Testamen. 
Madang: Krisen Pres, 2nd edition.
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