weldok

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Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English wild dog.

Noun[edit]

weldok

  1. wild dog, fox, wolf

Usage notes[edit]

Only used to mean "wolf" in translations of English texts which include wolves, as there are no wolves in Papua New Guinea.

References[edit]

  • Volker, C. A. (general editor), et al. (2008) Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin English Dictionary, Oxford University Press in association with Wantok Niuspepa, →ISBN, page 120
  • Verhaar, John. (1995) Towards a Reference Grammar of Tok Pisin, University of Hawai'i Press, page 175
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