[Mihalic] Another TP dictionary

[Robin Hide]

At 10:16 PM 1/07/2007, you wrote:
>Another Tok Pisin dictionary site to be added to the Revising the Mihalic 
>Project website:
> 
><http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Tok+Pisin/>http<http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Tok+Pisin/>://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Tok+Pisin/
>  Don



With perhaps a query or two about some of its definitions.

e.g. for kumu it gives
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Tok+Pisin/kumu

New Guinea Pidgin English 
<http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/greens>greens, 
<http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/potato>potato, 
<http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/vegetables>vegetables, 
<http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/wild+sweet+potato>wild 
sweet potato
Tok 
Pisin 
<http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/any+green+leafed+vegetable+food>any 
green leafed vegetable food, 
<http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/edible+greens>edible 
greens.

potato?  wild sweet potato?

  I haven't heard/seen those translations before.
and why the distinction betwen NG Pidgin English and Tok Pisin?- presumably 
its drawing on two (?online) sources.

And its pretty non-specific on some other food names.
e.g. for marita it gives
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Tok+Pisin/marita

New Guinea Pidgin 
English 
<http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/pandanus+fruit>pandanus 
fruit.
Tok 
Pisin 
<http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/screw+pine>screw pine

neither of which is from Mihalic(1971 edition, marita not in 1957 edition), 
or Murphy(1966 edition).  Both of which give more specific information.


Robin Hide


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