kain kain
Tok Pisin
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Alternative forms
- kainkain
Etymology
Reduplication of kain.
Adjective
kain kain
- all kinds of; every
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:11:
- Bihain God i tok olsem, “Graun i mas kamapim ol kain kain diwai na gras na kaikai samting.”
- →New International Version translation
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Synonyms
- olkain