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  1. Duk-Duknoun

    A member of a masked secret society of the Tolai, carrying out local extortion and terrorism and dressing in leaves.

    The Duk-Duks organised the law in New Britain.

  2. Duk-Duknoun

    A god revered in the Bismarck Archipelago region of Papua New Guinea, especially in New Britain.

    I'll pray to Duk-Duk for help.

  3. Etymology: Origin unknown, but believed to derive from the Kuanua word 'Douk', meaning cruel. Possibly related to dekdek, "strong".

Wikipedia

  1. Duk-Duk

    Duk-Duk is a secret society, part of the traditional culture of the Tolai people of the Rabaul area of New Britain, the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea, in the South Pacific.

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  1. Duk-Duk

    Duk-Duk is a secret society, part of the traditional culture of the Tolai people of the Rabaul area of New Britain, the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea, in the South Pacific.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of duk-duk in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of duk-duk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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