wokabaut
Tok Pisin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English walk about. Compare Bislama wokbaot, Kriol wokabat, Pijin wokabaot, Samoan Plantation Pidgin gokabaut, Torres Strait Creole wagbaut, and English walkabout.
Verb
wokabaut
- to walk
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:8 (translation here):
- Long apinun, taim ples i kol, tupela i harim God, Bikpela i wokabaut long dispela gaden, na tupela i hait namel long ol diwai.
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:8 (translation here):
Synonyms
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Derived terms
- wokabaut isi
- wokabaut spana
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