lelebet
Pijin
FWOTD – 9 December 2012
Etymology
From English li'l bit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈle.leˌbet/
Adjective
lelebet
- a little bit of; a small amount of
- 2008, Solomon Islands Pijin: Morphology and syntax, p. 471 in Varieties of English: The Pacific and Australasia
- Lelebet selen long pasbuk blong mi.
- There is a bit of money in my account.
- 2008, Solomon Islands Pijin: Morphology and syntax, p. 471 in Varieties of English: The Pacific and Australasia
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