The capture of a provincial bureaucracy by an ethnic elite and the practice of wantokism have had at least other grave repercussions for national unity and nation-building.
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Wantokism
//ˈwɑntɒkɪzəm//
Synonyms for "wantokism"
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4 translations across 4 languages.
Bislama
1 entries- fasin wantok noun (Melanesian cultural practice)
French
1 entries- wantokisme noun (Melanesian cultural practice)
Macedonian
1 entries- вантокизам noun (Melanesian cultural practice)
Tok Pisin
1 entries- pasin wantok noun (Melanesian cultural practice)
Sample sentences
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Many of these demands derive, RSL^([Ramu Sugar Limited]) believes, from the negative aspects of Papua New Guinean custom. These include wantokism, jealousy, exorbitant landowner-claims, and a handout mentality.
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He thus had a broad view and no ‘tribal′ loyalties, with the accompanying baggage of wantokism and its inherent obligations.
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2009, Sarah Dix, Emmanuel Pok, Combating Corruption in Traditional Societies: Papua New Guinea, Robert I. Rotberg, Corruption, Global Security, and World Order, page 249, Of course, wantokism, as it has been illustrated thus far, is not different from informal networks elsewhere in the world.[…]Traditionally, wantokism was rooted in custom, guided by natural laws, and informally enforced by the village.
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