tambaran

English

Noun

tambaran (plural tambarans)

  1. (folklore) A demon or spirit, among certain peoples of Papua New Guinea.

Alternative forms

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Tolai tabaran or a closely related language; compare Samoan Plantation Pidgin taberan.

Noun

tambaran

  1. demon
  2. spirit
  3. ghost
  4. ancestor

Derived terms

See also

References
  • Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN
  • Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983) “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76
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