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kaikai
kaikai
Tok Pisin
Noun
kaikai
- food
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:11 (translation here):
- Bihain God i tok olsem, “Graun i mas kamapim ol kain kain diwai na gras na kaikai samting.”
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:11 (translation here):
Derived terms
Verb
kaikai intrans., transitive kaikaim
- eat
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:16 (translation here):
- Na God i tokim man olsem, “Yu ken kaikai pikinini bilong olgeta diwai bilong dispela gaden.
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:16 (translation here):
Usage notes
This is one of the only Tok Pisin verbs that may take a direct object but does not terminate in -im.
See also
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