Tuhat tuhat
Hatwok man
Taitim bun taitim bun
Tuhat tuhat
Hatwok meri
Brukim bun brukim bun
Tuhat tuhat
Hatwok pikinini
Brukim het brukim het
Sweating
Hardworking man
Using strenuous physical effort
Sweating
Hardworking woman
Using strenuous physical effort
Sweating
Hardworking child
Using strenuous mental effort
This poem mainly uses word and phrase level duplication.
The translation of the Tok Pisin lines reveals an interesting feature of English Grammar.
Words ending with -ing can be a noun, adjective or a verb.
'Sweating' is a gerund.
'Hardworking' is an adjective.
'Using' is a verb.
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