"pisin" meaning in Tok Pisin

See pisin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From English pigeon. Etymology templates: {{inh|tpi|en|pigeon}} English pigeon Head templates: {{head|tpi|noun}} pisin
  1. bird
    Sense id: en-pisin-tpi-noun-elF57swP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From English pidgin. Etymology templates: {{inh|tpi|en|pidgin}} English pidgin Head templates: {{head|tpi|noun}} pisin
  1. clan
    Sense id: en-pisin-tpi-noun-BjiFKgsX
  2. any pidgin or creole
    Sense id: en-pisin-tpi-noun-fWSXmE8X
  3. the Tok Pisin language Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-pisin-tpi-noun-OrGsUV8K Disambiguation of Languages: 2 3 19 77 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 3 23 1 1 6 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 2 16 0 1 7 42 Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header: 11 1 3 0 1 4 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Tok Pisin, Pisin bilong Solomon
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_text": "From English pigeon.",
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          "ref": "1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:20:",
          "text": "Bihain God i tok olsem, “Solwara i mas pulap long ol kain kain samting i gat laip. Na ol pisin i mas kamap na flai nabaut long skai.”",
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  ],
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        },
        {
          "english": "And we didn't know Tok Pisin either. Our brothers went to the station, and then learned new things in the station. Then they returned speaking in creole.",
          "text": "Na mipela i no save long Tok Pisin tu. Brata bilong mipela ol i go long stesin, orait ol i kisim save long stesin. Ol i kam bek orait ol i tok pisin.",
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          "text": "Bihain God i tok olsem, “Solwara i mas pulap long ol kain kain samting i gat laip. Na ol pisin i mas kamap na flai nabaut long skai.”",
          "type": "quote"
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          "english": "And we didn't know Tok Pisin either. Our brothers went to the station, and then learned new things in the station. Then they returned speaking in creole.",
          "text": "Na mipela i no save long Tok Pisin tu. Brata bilong mipela ol i go long stesin, orait ol i kisim save long stesin. Ol i kam bek orait ol i tok pisin.",
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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 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). 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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