tambaran

English

Noun

tambaran (plural tambarans)

1. (folklore) A demon or spirit, among certain peoples of Papua New Guinea.

Alternative forms

• tambaram, tamberan

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Tolai tabaran or a closely related language; compare Samoan Plantation Pidgin taberan.

Noun

tambaran

1. demon
2. spirit
3. ghost
4. ancestor

Derived terms

• haus tambaran

See also

• tumbuna
• daiman

References

• Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎^[1], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN
• 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