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Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English what name.
Pronoun
wanem
- what
1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:3:Na God i tambuim de namba 7 na em i tok olsem de namba 7 bilong olgeta wik em i bikpela de bilong em yet, long wanem, em i wokim pinis olgeta samting na long dispela de em i malolo.- →New International Version translation
Usage notes
Usually expressed as wanem taim if the meaning being expressed is when.
Derived terms