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wantu

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Quechua

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Noun

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wantu

  1. sedan chair, litter

Declension

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See also

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From wan +‎ tu.

Adverb

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wantu

  1. immediately, instantaneously, in an instant
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:17:
      Tasol yu no ken kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai bilong givim gutpela save long wanem samting i gutpela na wanem samting i nogut. Sapos yu kaikai, wantu bai yu dai.”
      →New International Version translation
  2. suddenly