diwai

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Either from Ramoaaina diwaai (in the Mioko dialect, divai) or from Tolai dawai.

Adjective

diwai

  1. wooden

Noun

diwai

  1. tree
  2. wood (timber)
  3. log, piece of wood

See also

References

  • Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎[1], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN