Talk:natnat

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I wonder if this could also be from "gnat"? - -sche (discuss) 05:05, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly...? The reduplication is very indicative of Austronesian, but on the other hand Tok Pisin is from Austronesian substrate itself and often likes to apply reduplication to avoid homophones (e.g. sipsip). —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 05:38, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]