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Tok Pisin
Etymology
Believed to be from English hold + -im.
Verb
holim trans.
- to stop
1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:3:Tasol wanpela diwai i sanap namel tru, em God i tambuim mitupela long kaikai pikinini bilong en. God i bin tokim mitupela olsem, ‘Yutupela i no ken kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai, na tu yutupela i no ken holim, nogut yutupela i dai.’ ”- →New International Version translation