toktok

See original Mihalic entry.

Noun forms

1. Form of communication: talk, speech, discussion
   man bilong toktok a talkative person, a chatterbox, a gossip
   mekim planti toktok to gossip, to do plenty of talking
   toktok nating an empty threat, useless talk, just so much talk
   pait long toktok to argue

2. Form of communication: things that are said, matters to discuss ® tok
   bai i gat toktok bihain things will be said later
   mipela i gat toktok i stap we have an issue with this

Intransitive verb forms

3. Form of communication: to speak, to talk, to converse, to discuss
   no save toktok to be unable to speak, to be mute
   toktok long em to speak to him
   toktok wantaim em to converse with him

Verb phrase forms

4. Form of talking: toktok planti to talk unnecessarily, to nag, to open one’s big mouth ® tok resis
   meri i save toktok planti this woman is a nag
   no ken toktok planti don’t say too much

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