apinun

While apinun (and Papua New Guinea English ‘afternoon’) as a specific time means at the end of the day, the greeting form is employed any time after midday by a watch or clock.

See original Mihalic entry.

Noun forms

1. Time, season: at the end of the day, late afternoon, early evening
   yumi painim ples long apinun we’ll arrive at the village by nightfall
   man i no stap, em bai kam long apinun he is not here, he will come in the late afternoon
   long apinun tru more specifically around dusk or nightfall

2. Form of greeting: afternoon
   Apinun! Good afternoon! Good evening!
   Gut apinun tru! A very good afternoon to you! A very good evening to you!
   Apinun nau! Afternoon!

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