sik nating
Tok Pisin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A compound phrase that translates to "ordinary illness" or "ordinary disease." The term contrasts with sik bilong ples, which refers to an illness that is believed to have a supernatural cause among the Abelam people.
Noun
[edit]- (Abelam people) A disease that is not believed to have a supernatural origin and can be treated easily with modern medicine.
- 1999 November, Gina Koczberski, George Curry, Sik Bilong Ples: an Exploration of Meanings of Illness and Well-Being Amongst the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea[1] (in English):
- Sik nating refers to other illnesses where there is no perceived social or spiritual cause and which are readily treated by traditional herbal or modern medicines.