Get to know Pisin better with 5 real example sentences.
Using Pisin
- In the example corpus, pisin often appears in combinations such as: tok pisin.
Context around Pisin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pisin
- In this selection, "pisin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tok, derives, kisim and contact stand out and add context to how "pisin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include english tok pisin and tok and in tok pisin as buai. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pisin" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pisin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For example, the name of the creole language Tok Pisin derives from the English words talk pidgin. (17 words)
Smith, Geoff P. Growing Up with Tok Pisin: Contact, creolization, and change in Papua New Guinea's national language. (19 words)
If successful, some dancers will "get the spirit" (Tok Pisin: kisim spirit), flailing wildly and careening about the dance floor. (20 words)
Betelnuts there are referred to in Tok Pisin as buai, and the red spit from them, as well as their shells and rubbish thrown out along with the spit, is called buai pekpek. (33 words)
Their lyrics, sung in English, Tok Pisin, and Tok Ples, reflect real-life situations, making their music both relatable and impactful. (21 words)
If successful, some dancers will "get the spirit" (Tok Pisin: kisim spirit), flailing wildly and careening about the dance floor. (20 words)
Example sentences (5)
Their lyrics, sung in English, Tok Pisin, and Tok Ples, reflect real-life situations, making their music both relatable and impactful.
Betelnuts there are referred to in Tok Pisin as buai, and the red spit from them, as well as their shells and rubbish thrown out along with the spit, is called buai pekpek.
For example, the name of the creole language Tok Pisin derives from the English words talk pidgin.
If successful, some dancers will "get the spirit" (Tok Pisin: kisim spirit), flailing wildly and careening about the dance floor.
Smith, Geoff P. Growing Up with Tok Pisin: Contact, creolization, and change in Papua New Guinea's national language.
Common combinations with pisin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: