Tok Pisin/Class 3 adjectives

Tok Pisin > Tok Pisin Adjectives > Tok Pisin Class 3 Adjectives Definition Tok Pisin Class 3 adjectives do not have the suffix -pela in all positions. In attributive position, they precede the noun, as in wanpela liklik buk, a small book. List of very useful Class 3 adjectives liklik - small also smol also smolpela, which is a Class 1 Adjective liklik is also an adverb meaning a little) lapun - old (person) See olpela, old (thing) in Class 1 Adjectives wail - wild rabis - poor See nating, of no value in Class 4 Adjectives longlong - crazy See longpela, long in Class 1 Adjectives nambawan - first rate nambatu - second rate nambaten - very bad (quality) See first, second, etc. in Numerals wankain - same narakain - different planti - many olgeta, or ologeta - all Reference Wurm, S.A. et Mühläusler (eds) (1985). Handbook of Tok Pisin (New Guinea Pidgin). Canberra : Australian National University. 0858833212. Exemples of use found on the Internet Wanpela lapun meri na liklik bubu bilongen ibin save istap. > An old woman, her (little) grandchild were there. (Radio Australia) olgeta manmeri long dispela graun igat wankain raits long... > All people on Earth have the same rights to... (Declaration of Human Rights)