"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): Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header, Tok Pisin entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header: 11 5 8 0 1 5 71 Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 4 7 0 1 4 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Tok Pisin, Pisin bilong Solomon
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for pisin meaning in Tok Pisin (2.5kB)

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          "text": "1992, collected by Mühlhaüsler et al. quoted in Language, Education, and Development: Urban and Rural Tok Pisin in Papua New Guinea (Suzanne Romaine, Oxford: 1992)"
        },
        {
          "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 2024-05-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (1d5a7d1 and 304864d). 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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