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wantok

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Wantok (noun) means a close friend or ally, typically someone linked by sharing the same language.

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A close friend or ally, typically someone linked by sharing the same language.
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Borrowed from Tok Pisin wantok, from English one talk, that is, a speaker of the same language.

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"wantok" (noun) means a close friend or ally, typically someone linked by sharing the same language.
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