wokabaut
Tok Pisin
Alternative forms
- wokebaut
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, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, 3:8:
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Synonyms
- limlimbur
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Derived terms
- wokabaut isi
- wokabaut spana