Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Papua New Guinea)An uncivilized person; a person who follows a traditional rather than a modern lifestyle.

Origin

Borrowed from Tok Pisin bus kanaka.

Borrowed from Tok Pisin bus kanaka.

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Forms

plural: bus kanakas

Word family

1 related words
Relatedbushman

See also

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