Tok Pisin/Class 3 adjectives

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Definition

Tok Pisin Class 3 adjectives do not have the suffix -pela in all positions.
In attributive position, they precede the noun, as in wanpela liklik buk, a small book.

List of very useful Class 3 adjectives

liklik - small

• also smol
• also smolpela, which is a Class 1 Adjective
  
• liklik is also an adverb meaning a little)
  

lapun - old (person)

• See olpela, old (thing) in Class 1 Adjectives
  

wail - wild

rabis - poor

• See nating, of no value in Class 4 Adjectives
  

longlong - crazy

• See longpela, long in Class 1 Adjectives
  

nambawan - first rate
nambatu - second rate
nambaten - very bad (quality)

• See first, second, etc. in Numerals
  

wankain - same
narakain - different

planti - many
olgeta, or ologeta - all

Reference

• Wurm, S.A. et Mühläusler (eds) (1985). Handbook of Tok Pisin (New Guinea Pidgin). Canberra : Australian National University. ISBN 0858833212.

Exemples of use found on the Internet

• Wanpela lapun meri na liklik bubu bilongen ibin save istap. > An old woman, her (little) grandchild were there. (Radio Australia)
  
• olgeta manmeri long dispela graun igat wankain raits long... > All people on Earth have the same rights to... (Declaration of Human Rights)