tumbuna

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From one of the Polynesian languages; compare Māori tupuna.

Noun

tumbuna

1. ancestor
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:20:

     Man i kolim meri bilong em Iv, long wanem, em i tumbuna mama bilong olgeta manmeri.

     →New International Version translation

2. grandparent

Derived terms

• pasin tumbuna (“culture”)

See also

• tambaran