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Tok Pisin
Etymology
long + wanem
Conjunction
long wanem
- because
- Synonym: bikos
1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:10:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see long, wanem.
Usage notes
Unlike in English, long wanem is not postpositive.