diwai

Tok Pisin

Etymology

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

Adjective

diwai

1. Wooden

Noun

diwai

1. Tree
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2. Wood (timber)
3. Log, piece of wood

See also

• paiawut

References

• 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