bulmakau

Dadibi

Etymology

From Tok Pisin bulmakau.

Noun

bulmakau

1. cow

References

• Whitby, Clide (1990) Dadibi - Tok Pisin - English dictionary‎^[1], Ukarumpa: SIL, pages 8, 50

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Samoan Plantation Pidgin bula-ma-kau, from English bull + cow. Compare Bislama bulumakao, Pijin bulumakau, and Torres Strait Creole bulmakau.

Noun

bulmakau

1. cow, cattle

References

Suzanne Romaine, Language, education, and development: urban and rural Tok Pisin in Papua New Guinea.

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

Compare Bislama bulumakao, Pijin bulumakau, and Tok Pisin bulmakau.

Noun

bulmakau

1. cow, cattle