-pela

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pela"

Tok Pisin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English fella.[1]

Suffix

-pela

  1. added to adjectives to mark that the adjective is modifying or counting a noun

Derived terms

Tok Pisin terms suffixed with -pela
arapela
bikpela
blakpela
blupela
braunpela
dispela
etpela
faivpela
fopela
grepela
grinpela
gutpela
hevipela
hotpela
kolpela
longpela nek
mipela
mitripela
mitupela
nainpela
naispela
narapela
nupela
olpela
pinkpela
redpela
sampela
sevenpela
sikispela
sotpela
strongpela
switpela
tenpela
tripela
tupela
waitpela
wanpela
yangpela
yumipela
yumitripela
yumitupela
yutripela
yutupela

References

  1. ^ Wurm, S.A., Mühlhäusler, P (1985) Handbook of Tok Pisin (New Guinea Pidgin) (Pacific Linguistics; Series C, no. 70)‎[1], Canberra: Australian National University, →DOI, page 93
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