makim

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English make + -im; this form is based on the spelling of the English original, whereas mekim is based on the pronunciation of the original.

Verb

makim

1. Alternative form of mekim
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:14:

     Bihain God i tok olsem, “Ol lait i mas kamap long skai bilong makim tulait na nait, na bilong makim ol de na ol yia na ol kain kain taim bilong yia.

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