diwai

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Tok Pisin[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Either from Ramoaaina diwaai (in the Mioko dialect, divai) or from Tolai dawai.

Adjective[edit]

diwai

  1. wooden

Noun[edit]

diwai

  1. tree
  2. wood (timber)
  3. log, piece of wood

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎[1], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN