Wiktionary

Baining

English

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Etymology

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An exonym from a Tolai language, meaning "inland people" with an originally pejorative connotation.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Baining (plural Baining or Bainings)

  1. A member of the Baining people, indigenous to the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Proper noun

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Baining

  1. The mountainous region of New Britain inhabited by the Baining people.

References

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  1. ^ Fajans, Jane, They Make Themselves, page 13.
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