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tok pisin

/tɒk ˈpɪsɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
tok pisin
IPA
/tɒk ˈpɪsɪn/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the official languages of Papua New Guinea.

noun

A creole of Indo-European, Malayo-Polynesian and Trans-New Guinean languages (principally English and Kuanua).

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Tok Pisin Tok Pisin, from English talk + pidgin or business.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /tɒk ˈpɪsɪn/

Usage

Phrases

Yumpla Tok Wiktionary’s coverage of Tok Pisin terms

Frequently Paired Words

pidgin Bislama Kriol Pijin Yumpla Tok Wiktionary’s coverage of Tok Pisin terms

Synonyms

tpi Melanesian Pidgin English Neomelanesian Neo-Melanesian

Questions

How do you pronounce tok pisin?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɒk ˈpɪsɪn/.
What does tok pisin mean?
One of the official languages of Papua New Guinea.
Where does tok pisin come from?
It is traced to English.

How to pronounce tok pisin

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