English Explanatory Dictionary

Tok Pisin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of the official languages of Papua New Guinea.
noun
  1. A creole of Indo-European, Malayo-Polynesian and Trans-New Guinean languages (principally English and Kuanua).

Pronunciation

/tɒk ˈpɪsɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Tok Pisin.wav

Word forms

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Borrowed from Tok Pisin Tok Pisin, from English talk + pidgin or business.

Synonyms

tpi Melanesian Pidgin English Neomelanesian Neo-Melanesian

Related words

pidgin Bislama Kriol Pijin Yumpla Tok Wiktionary’s coverage of Tok Pisin terms
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