Tok Pisin

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 External links 2 Tok Pisin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Proper noun 2.2.1 Related terms

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

Tok Pisin, ultimately from English talk + pidgin or business

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɔk pɪzɪn/,
• SAMPA: /tOk pIzIn/

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Tok Pisin

Plural -

Tok Pisin

1. A creole of Indo-European, Malayo-Polynesian and Trans-New-Guinean languages (principally English and Tolai); one of the official languages of Papua New Guinea.

[edit] Synonyms

• Melanesian Pidgin English
• Neo-Melanesian

[edit] Related terms

• pidgin

[edit] See also

• Bislama
• Kriol
• Pijin
• Yumpla Tok

[edit] External links

• Ethnologue entry for Tok Pisin, tpi
• Tok Pisin Phrasebook @ Wikitravel

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[edit] Tok Pisin

[edit] Etymology

English talk + pidgin (ultimately from business)

[edit] Proper noun

Tok Pisin

1. Tok Pisin

[edit] Related terms

• tok
• pisin