manmeri

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From man (“man”) +‎ meri (“woman”), a calque of a formation common in Papuan languages, e.g. Waskia kadimet (“people”) (from kadi (“man”) and imet (“woman”)).

Noun

manmeri

  1. People
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, 1:26:
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Synonyms
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