Wondering how to use Kastom in a sentence? Below are 2 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Kastom in a sentence
Kastom meaning
Traditional beliefs and values held, and culture practised, in modern times in Melanesia.
Using Kastom
- The main meaning on this page is: Traditional beliefs and values held, and culture practised, in modern times in Melanesia.
- In the example corpus, kastom often appears in combinations such as: kastom owners.
Context around Kastom
- Average sentence length in these examples: 36 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kastom
- In this selection, "kastom" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 36 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, owners and movement stand out and add context to how "kastom" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and his kastom movement called and are not kastom owners can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kastom" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kastom
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Since independence, only kastom owners and the government can own land; foreigners and other islanders who are not kastom owners can lease land only for the productive life of a coconut palm - 75 years. (34 words)
This European-held land had been mostly cleared for coconut production, but when they began clearing more land for coconut production, protests began in both Santo and Malekula led by Jimmy Stevens and his kastom movement called " Nagriamel ". (38 words)
This European-held land had been mostly cleared for coconut production, but when they began clearing more land for coconut production, protests began in both Santo and Malekula led by Jimmy Stevens and his kastom movement called " Nagriamel ". (38 words)
Since independence, only kastom owners and the government can own land; foreigners and other islanders who are not kastom owners can lease land only for the productive life of a coconut palm - 75 years. (34 words)
Example sentences (2)
Since independence, only kastom owners and the government can own land; foreigners and other islanders who are not kastom owners can lease land only for the productive life of a coconut palm - 75 years.
This European-held land had been mostly cleared for coconut production, but when they began clearing more land for coconut production, protests began in both Santo and Malekula led by Jimmy Stevens and his kastom movement called " Nagriamel ".
Common combinations with kastom
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: