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Word: guvim (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1970
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...handed New Guinea native was flown to Canberra to meet Queen Elizabeth during her recent Australian tour. Ex-Sergeant-Major Yau Wiga did not hesitate to offer political advice-in his best pidgin English. "Me tellin Missis Queen: 'Now queen, I'm one fella pickaninny. Self-guvim New Guinea im e no good. You givim self-guvim New Guinea now, New Guinea e all buggerup.' " The Queen's reply, reports Wiga, sounded something like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 25, 1970 | 5/25/1970 | See Source »

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