Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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bipo (before) + tru (very much)

Adverb

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bipo tru

  1. in the beginning
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:1:
      Bipo bipo tru God i mekim kamap skai na graun na olgeta samting i stap long en.
      →New International Version translation
    • Bipo tru Tok i stap
      In the beginning was the Word (John 1:1)