bulmakau
Dadibi
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Etymology
From Tok Pisin bulmakau.
Noun
bulmakau
- cow
References
- Whitby, Clide (1990) Dadibi - Tok Pisin - English dictionary, Ukarumpa: SIL, pages 8, 50
Tok Pisin
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Etymology
From Samoan Plantation Pidgin bula-ma-kau, from English bull + cow. Compare Bislama bulumakao, Pijin bulumakau, and Torres Strait Creole bulmakau.
Noun
bulmakau
- cow, cattle
References
Suzanne Romaine, Language, education, and development: urban and rural Tok Pisin in Papua New Guinea.
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
Compare Bislama bulumakao, Pijin bulumakau, and Tok Pisin bulmakau.
Noun
bulmakau
- cow, cattle