Selmina_Rumawak's profile picture. •English & Tok Pisin Lecturer at the International University of Papua
•Tok Pisin MC
📍Jayapura, Indonesia 🇮🇩

Selmina Rumawak

@Selmina_Rumawak

•English & Tok Pisin Lecturer at the International University of Papua •Tok Pisin MC 📍Jayapura, Indonesia 🇮🇩

Joined July 2018
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mlindonesia.org/images/files/P… A link to Conference Proceedings - Linguistic Society of Indonesia 🇮🇩. The conference was held at Universitas Papua, Manokwari. My paper is on page 293 about ‘Cultural Conceptualisations in Tok Pisin’. #Culturalinguistics #Culturalconcepts #TokPisin


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Massive effort. Great job Selmina! 👏

Our Ethnography of Papua New Guinea Class for Anthropology Students at the International University of Papua, Jayapura.

Selmina_Rumawak's tweet image. Our Ethnography of Papua New Guinea Class for Anthropology Students at the International University of Papua, Jayapura.


Our Ethnography of Papua New Guinea Class for Anthropology Students at the International University of Papua, Jayapura.

Selmina_Rumawak's tweet image. Our Ethnography of Papua New Guinea Class for Anthropology Students at the International University of Papua, Jayapura.

"Mi tokim yu pinis. Olsem na yu mas sanap strong na yu no ken pret, na yu no ken surik long wanpela samting. Long wanem, mi God, Bikpela bilong yu, bai Mi go wantaim yu long olgeta hap [dispela wik]." — Josua 1:9 #BukBaibel


Hamamas Sabat na Hamamas namba 48 Indipendens Aniveseri long Papua Nugini, kantri papa na mama I bin karim mi. Bikman I blesim Papua Nugini. I tru. #fokuslongPNGbilum

Selmina_Rumawak's tweet image. Hamamas Sabat na Hamamas namba 48 Indipendens Aniveseri long Papua Nugini, kantri papa na mama I bin karim mi. Bikman I blesim Papua Nugini. I tru. 

#fokuslongPNGbilum

Dia Papa God, "Yu laikim tumas long mi mas bihainim Yu tru. Olsem na mi laik Yu lainim mi long gutpela tingting bilong yu". Long nem bilong Jisas Krais mi beten. I tru. #TokPisinprea #BukBaibel


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Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands language weeks to be celebrated from 2024!! Taim blong olgeta lain long lainim Tok Pisin 🎉 i.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/1327…


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Is participation in traditional ceremonial exchange important to well-being? Episode #3 of "Storian blong Gudfala Laef" looks at access to traditional wealth and where people depend on money to participate. Available for free to listen or download at vnso.gov.vu/images/Media/M…

VBoS_STATS's tweet image. Is participation in traditional ceremonial exchange important to well-being?  Episode #3 of "Storian blong Gudfala Laef" looks at access to traditional wealth and where people depend on money to participate.  Available for free to listen or download at vnso.gov.vu/images/Media/M…

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Any discussion of World Englishes should also include a discussion of colonialism. Here, it is important to remember that colonialism is not a past event, but rather, a continuing structure that shapes the development of these Englishes.


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Here's Brian talking about the protection given by rhe necklace/amulet they gave me, the gave gave. The locals wouldn't venture into the woods without it. 40/


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Here's Brian talking (in tok pisin) about the sharing game we conducted. In general communities really enjoy looking at the decisions made in the game. I sometimes wonder whether I give even too much feedback,but I think a comprehensive debriefing is fair to the community.39/


The LORD's Prayer in Tok Pisin.


By the grace of God. MC in Tok Pisin at the 2023 Cross Border Festival, Skouw.


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💬🌏 A uniting language. ANU is the only university in Australia to offer a #language minor in #TokPisin. Learning this unique language lets you explore the incredibly diverse #culture of #PapuaNewGuinea 🇵🇬 Check the Linktree in our bio for more info on CAP language programs.


So, for our Tok Pisin Listening Class today, we listened to Barike's song entitled 'Wan Kantri'.


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Kina - shells used in exchange & today’s currency of Papua New Guinea, found at the amazing Ashmolean museum here in Oxford . Nice to be back here for a few days

GordonPeake's tweet image. Kina - shells used in exchange & today’s currency of Papua New Guinea, found at the amazing Ashmolean museum here in Oxford . Nice to be back here for a few days

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How did English sound 1100 years ago? Of course we'll never know for sure, but linguists have been able to reconstruct the pronunciation of Old English to quite an extent. Here's me reading an excerpt from a 10th century riddle using the reconstructed pronunciation:


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