lo

English: ‘law’.

See original Mihalic entry.

Noun forms

  1. law, custom, rule
    liklik lo small regulation
    lo bilong gavman the law of the government
    lo bilong insait conscience
    lo bilong ol kanaka native custom
    loman a lawyer, a solicitor
    lo nating a law which does not bind in conscience

  1. Kind of person: lo bos in the Yali Movement of the Rai Coast, Madang Province, 1945-1950, the local term for Yali’s bossboys; this term clearly implies their role in co-ordinating cult activities ® bosboi

Noun combination forms

  1. Mama Lo the Constitution
    Mama Lo bilong Papua Niugini i stiaim laip bilong yumi the Constitution of Papua New Guinea governs our lives

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