weldok
Tok Pisin
editEtymology
editNoun
editweldok
Usage notes
editOnly used to mean "wolf" in translations of English texts which include wolves, as there are no wolves in Papua New Guinea.
References
edit- Volker, C. A. (general editor), et al. (2008) Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin English Dictionary, Oxford University Press in association with Wantok Niuspepa, →ISBN, page 120
- Verhaar, John. (1995) Towards a Reference Grammar of Tok Pisin, University of Hawai'i Press, page 175