Etymology

Tok Pisin

Today it means: A creole of Indo-European, Malayo-Polynesian and Trans-New Guinean languages (principally English and Kuanua). Full definition →

Tok Pisin Tok Pisin ← English talk + pidgin or business
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  1. English · derived fromtalk + pidgin or business
  2. Tok Pisin · borrowed fromTok Pisin
  3. English todayTok Pisin

Borrowed from Tok Pisin Tok Pisin, from English talk + pidgin or business.

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