[Mihalic] "bahai" entry
C A Volker
volker at nalik.org
Thu Nov 4 01:45:25 EST 2004
Just a couple comments on the entry on bahai:
1) Shouldn't this, and the other names of religions and denominations, be
capitalised, since Tok Pisin should follow the same capitalisation rules as
English (cf Stailbuk bilong Wantok Niuspepa)?
2) The etymology is not from Abdu'l-Baha, the Bahai leader at the beginning of
the 20th century. It comes from "baha" (Arabic and Persian "glory") + "i"
(Arabic and Persian "of, belonging to"), with baha being a reference to
Baha'u'llah ("glory of God"), the title of the Prophet-Founder of the Bahai
faith. Of course, this comes to Tok Pisin via English.
craig volker
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C A Volker
volker at nalik.org
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