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English
Etymology
An exonym from a Tolai language, meaning "inland people" with an originally pejorative connotation.
Pronunciation
Noun
Baining (plural Baining or Bainings)
- A member of the Baining people, indigenous to the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
Proper noun
Baining
- The mountainous region of New Britain inhabited by the Baining people.
References
- ^ Fajans, Jane, They Make Themselves, page 13.