long wanem

Tok Pisin

Etymology

long + wanem

Conjunction

long wanem

1. because

   Synonym: bikos

   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:10:

     Na man i bekim tok olsem, “Mi harim yu wokabaut long gaden na mi pret na mi hait. Long wanem, mi stap as nating.”

     →New International Version translation

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see long,‎ wanem.

Usage notes

Unlike in English, long wanem is not postpositive.