"Papua Niugini" meaning in Tok Pisin

See Papua Niugini in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From English Papua New Guinea, from Malay pepuah (“frizzy”) + new + Guinea. Etymology templates: {{der|tpi|en|Papua New Guinea}} English Papua New Guinea, {{der|tpi|ms|pepuah||frizzy}} Malay pepuah (“frizzy”) Head templates: {{head|tpi|proper nouns}} Papua Niugini
  1. Papua New Guinea (a country in Oceania) Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Oceania, Papua New Guinea Related terms: Niugini
    Sense id: en-Papua_Niugini-tpi-name-7AKKwd0r Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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