"Tok Pisin" meaning in Tok Pisin

See Tok Pisin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From English talk + pidgin (ultimately from business). Etymology templates: {{der|tpi|en|talk + pidgin}} English talk + pidgin, {{m|en|business}} business Head templates: {{head|tpi|proper noun|head=Tok Pisin}} Tok Pisin
  1. Tok Pisin Wikipedia link: tpi:Tok Pisin Categories (topical): Languages Related terms: tok, pisin

Download JSON data for Tok Pisin meaning in Tok Pisin (1.8kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Tok Pisin dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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