manmeri

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

From man (“man”) +‎ meri (“woman”), a calque of a formation common in Papuan languages, e.g. Waskia kadimet (“people”) (from kadi (“man”) and imet (“woman”)).

Noun

manmeri

1. People
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:26:

     Bihain God i tok olsem, “Nau yumi wokim ol manmeri bai ol i kamap olsem yumi yet. Bai yumi putim ol i stap bos bilong ol pis na ol pisin na bilong olgeta kain animal na bilong olgeta samting bilong graun.”

     →New International Version translation

Synonyms

• pipel (less common)