wokabaut

Tok Pisin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English walk about. Compare Bislama wokbaot, Australian Kriol wokabat, Pijin wokabaot, Samoan Plantation Pidgin gokabaut, Torres Strait Creole wagbaut, and English walkabout.

Verb

wokabaut

  1. to walk
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:8:
      Long apinun, taim ples i kol, tupela i harim God, Bikpela i wokabaut long dispela gaden, na tupela i hait namel long ol diwai.
      →New International Version translation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • wokabaut isi
  • wokabaut spana
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