dispela

Tok Pisin

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Alternative forms

desala, despela, displa

Etymology

From English this +‎ -pela (from English fellow).

Pronoun

dispela

this
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:7:
  Orait dispela banis i kamap. God i mekim dispela banis i kamap bilong banisim wara antap na wara daunbilo.
  →New International Version translation

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