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Tok Pisin

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tpi is the locale for Tok Pisin. Numbers are written 1,234,567.891, short dates look like 3/27/26, times like 3:04 PM, and PGK amounts like PGK 1,234,567.89. Text runs left to right.

Number1,234,567.891decimal “.” group “,”
Short date3/27/26y-MM-dd
Short time3:04 PMHH:mm
Currency (PGK)PGK 1,234,567.89
DirectionLTRLatin
Plural forms1other

Overview

Name
Tok Pisin
Native name
Tok Pisin
Language
Tok Pisin tpi
Script
Latin Latn (implied)
Region
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea PG (implied)
Maximized tag
tpi-Latn-PG
Direction
Left to right
Fallback chain
  • tpi
  • root
Data source
Own CLDR data

Formatting examples

Amounts in PGK, using the sample value 1234567.891 and March 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM UTC.

Number
1,234,567.891
Percent
45.7%
Currency (PGK)
PGK 1,234,567.89
Accounting
(PGK 1,234,567.89)
Currency, name
1,234,567.89 Papua New Guinean kina
Compact short
1.2M
Compact long
1.2 million
Scientific
1.235E6
Speed
88 kilometers per hour
Temperature
21.5°C
Date, full
Friday, March 27, 2026
Date, long
March 27, 2026
Date, medium
Mar 27, 2026
Date, short
3/27/26
Time, medium
3:04:05 PM
Time, short
3:04 PM
Date and time
Mar 27, 2026, 3:04 PM
Month and year
March 2026
Weekday
Friday
Relative time
yesterday · in 3 days · 2 hours ago
List: and
A, B, and C
List: or
A, B, or C

Numbers

Numbering system
latn 0123456789
Minimum grouping digits
1
Decimal pattern
#,##0.###
Percent pattern
#,##0%
Currency pattern
#,##0.00 ¤
Accounting pattern
#,##0.00 ¤

Symbols

Decimal.
Grouping,
List separator;
Percent%
Per mille‰
Plus+
Minus-
ExponentE
Infinity∞
NaNNaN
Time separator:

Date and time patterns

Date, full
y MMMM d, EEEE
Date, long
y MMMM d
Date, medium
y MMM d
Date, short
y-MM-dd
Time, full
HH:mm:ss zzzz
Time, long
HH:mm:ss z
Time, medium
HH:mm:ss
Time, short
HH:mm
Date and time
{1} {0}
Skeleton yMd
d/M/y
Skeleton yMMMd
d MMM y
Skeleton yMMMEd
y MMM d, E
Skeleton yM
y-MM
Skeleton yMMM
y MMM
Skeleton MMMd
MMM d
Skeleton Md
MM-dd
Skeleton Hm
HH:mm
Skeleton Hms
HH:mm:ss
Skeleton hm
h:mm a
Skeleton hms
h:mm:ss a
Skeleton yQQQ
y QQQ
AM / PM
AM / PM
Eras
BCE / CE

Month and weekday names

Months

  • Janueri Janueri
  • Februeri Februeri
  • Mas Mas
  • Epril Epril
  • Me Me
  • Jun Jun
  • Julai Julai
  • Ogas Ogas
  • Septemba Septemba
  • Oktoba Oktoba
  • Novemba Novemba
  • Desemba Desemba

Weekdays

  • Sande Sande · S
  • Mande Mande · M
  • Tunde Tunde · T
  • Trinde Trinde · W
  • Fonde Fonde · T
  • Fraide Fraide · F
  • Sarere Sarere · S

Plural rules

Cardinal

CategoryRuleExamples
other(everything else)0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …

Ordinal

CategoryRuleExamples
other(everything else)0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …

Punctuation and alphabet

Quotation marks
“text” nested ‘text’
List pattern
{0}, {1} … {0}, {1}
Exemplar letters
a b d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s t u w y
Auxiliary letters
c q v x z
Index letters
A B D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U W Y