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What is English mean of tok malanga?

"Tok malanga" is a phrase in Tok Pisin, a creole language spoken in Papua New Guinea. It literally translates to "speak taro". However, it is used figuratively to mean "to speak in riddles" or "to speak in an indirect or ambiguous way".

Think of it like saying something in a way that makes people have to guess what you really mean.

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