wokabaut

Tok Pisin

Alternative forms

• wokebaut

Etymology

From English walk about. Compare Bislama wokbaot, Australian Kriol wokabat, Pijin wokabaot, Samoan Plantation Pidgin gokabaut, Torres Strait Creole wagbaut, and English walkabout.

Verb

wokabaut

1. to walk
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:8:

     Long apinun, taim ples i kol, tupela i harim God, Bikpela i wokabaut long dispela gaden, na tupela i hait namel long ol diwai.

     →New International Version translation

Synonyms

• limlimbur

Derived terms

• wokabaut isi
• wokabaut spana