tamiok

English: ‘tomahawk’.

See original Mihalic entry.

Tamiok.

Noun forms

  1. Tools, machines, instruments: an axe, a hatchet ® akis, namba seven
    ain bilong tamiok an axe head
    tang bilong tamiok the edge or ‘tongue’ of an axe (Western Highlands usage)
    stik bilong tamiok an axe handle
    ston tamiok stone axe
    ain tamiok steel axe

Verb phrase forms

  1. Warfare, fighting: holim tamiok be armed (with axes, a favoured weapon)
    ol birua holim tamiok, ol i no kam sanap nating the enemies came armed, they didn’t stand there empty-handed

  1. Warfare, fighting tok piksa: tamiok i wokabaut (of axes) to be in action
    pait kirap, na tamiok i wokabaut nau a fight started and axes ‘went to work’

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