didimeri

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From didiman (“male worker in the department of agriculture”) +‎ meri (“woman”). The term didiman derives from a German surname, but was reanalyzed as man.

Noun

didimeri

  1. A female worker in the department of agriculture.
    • 1985, anonymous author, Wantok‎[1]:
      I gat man husat ken helpim Sako long ples bilong em. Ol didiman o didimeri i redi tasol long helpim ol viles man.
      There are people who can help Sako in his village. Agricultural workers are ready to help village dwellers.
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