Problem:KLO/2020/1/en

Most of the English loanwords in the Kove language came through Tok Pisin, but their forms are different from the Tok Pisin forms in many cases. Following are the comparison between Tok Pisin and Kove forms of English loanwords.

(a) Fill in the blanks (1–6).

(b) Following Kove words are also English loanwords from Tok Pisin, and their forms are different from Tok Pisin forms. Predict their Tok Pisin forms. If multiple answers are possible, write them all.


 * 7. beke 8. bokisi  9. kari  10. satapu

(c) What are the meanings of kari (noun) and satapu (verb)?

⚠ Tok Pisin is a creole based on English and is the official language of Papua New Guinea. Creole is a language nativized by a group of offsprings from speakers of mutually unintelligible languages. Kove belongs to Austronesian. It is spoken by approx. 6,800 people in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.