mauspas

Tok Pisin: maus + pas.

See original Mihalic entry.

Modifier forms

  1. mute, dumb
    ol manmeri i kisim wanpela man mauspas i gat spirit nogut i stap long em behold, they brought him a dumb man possessed with a devil (Buk Baibel Matyu 9:32)

  1. tongue-tied, struck dumb, unable to speak
    mi mauspas, mi hat long toktok I was struck dumb, I could not say anything

Noun forms

  1. Kind of person: a mute person, a dumb person, a tongue-tied person

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