[Mihalic] New terms from Harvesting Development
Ross Clark (ARTS DALSL)
r.clark at auckland.ac.nz
Wed Nov 9 07:09:38 EST 2005
Yes. Crowley gives "batafrut" as a Bislama term for avocado.
"Butterfruit" appears to be used in some varieties of English (esp. in
India), though it doesn't turn up in any of my English dictionaries.
Ross Clark
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> Tom,
>
> I think "bata" for avocado goes back a long way. I remember it from
> Erave in the Southern Highlands as far back as 1973. My
> impression was
> that it was derived from "butter."
>
> Mary
>
> Mary N. MacDonald
>
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> Sent: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 20:23:37 -0800
> Subject: [Mihalic] New terms from Harvesting Development
>
> Here are some new terms from a book passing through my hands:
> "Harvesting Development: The Construction of Fresh Food Markets in
> Papua New Guinea" by Karl Benediktsson (University of Michigan Press,
> 2002). Phrases taken from glossary on pp. 277-280
>
> beksaitbun: "customary payment by husband's kin to wife's kin" (Is
> this specific to Eastern Highlands Province, where
> Benediktsson did his
> research? What is the significance of this word?)
>
> boskru: meaning broadened from standard to include truck or PMV
> driver's assistant
>
> kaibar: "food bar"
>
> kopimasin: coffee pulping machine
>
> maket raun: "mobile market"
>
> nuspes: "customary payment by husband's kin to wife's kin" (Is this
> specific to EHP? What is the etymology?)
>
> bata: avocado
>
> wel karuka: Pandanus brosimos
>
> --Tom Slone
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