词汇 | solwara he stret olgeta |
词源 | solwara he stret olgeta. Literally “salt water he straight alto- gether,” which means “the ocean very calm” in the Pidgin En- glish spoken in New Guinea, which is called Tok (talk) Pisen (pidgin). Another example is mi no manki bilong you, “me no monkey belong you”: “I’m not your slave or servant.” See pidgin english; pidgin language. |
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