bipo tru

Tok Pisin

Etymology

bipo (“before”) + tru (“very much”)

Adverb

bipo tru

1. in the beginning
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:1:

     Bipo bipo tru God i mekim kamap skai na graun na olgeta samting i stap long en.

     →New International Version translation

   • Bipo tru Tok i stap
     In the beginning was the Word (John 1:1)