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)