puamo

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Samoan Plantation Pidgin

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Etymology

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From Samoan fuāmoa, from fua (egg) + moa (chicken).

Noun

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puamo

  1. egg

References

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  • Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983) “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76