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Tok Pisin vocab
Tok Pisin vocab
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12/17/2010

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Term
as
Definition
bottom, cause, beginning (from "ass"/"arse"). "As ples bilong em" = "his birthplace"
Term
bagarap(im)
Definition
broken, to break down (from "bugger up")
Term
bagarap olgeta
Definition
completely broken
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balus
Definition
airplane or bird (from a Melanesian word for "bird")
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belhat
Definition
angry
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belo
Definition
lunch(from the bellow of horns used by businesses to indicate the lunch hour has begun)
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bilong wanem?
Definition
why?
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bubu
Definition
grandparent, any elderly relation - also grandchild.
Term
diwai
Definition
tree, plant, stick
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gat bel
Definition
pregnant
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hamamas / amamas
Definition
happy
Term
hap
Definition
a piece of, as in "hap diwai" = a piece of wood. (from "half")
Term
haus
Definition
house
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haus meri
Definition
female domestic servant
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haus moni
Definition
bank
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haus sik
Definition
hospital
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haus dok sik
Definition
animal hospital
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haus karai
Definition
place of mourning
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liklik haus
Definition
toilet
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hevi
Definition
heavy, problem
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hukim pis
Definition
to catch fish
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kaikai
Definition
food, eat
Term
kakaruk
Definition
chicken
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kamap
Definition
arrive, become
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kisim
Definition
get, take
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lotu
Definition
church
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manki
Definition
small boy
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maski
Definition
it doesn't matter, don't worry about it
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manmeri
Definition
people
Term
maus gras
Definition
moustache
Term
meri
Definition
woman
Term
olgeta
Definition
all
Term
olsem wanem
Definition
how?
Term
pisin
Definition
bird
Term
pikinini
Definition
child
Term
sapos
Definition
if
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save
Definition
know, to do habitually
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sit
Definition
remnant
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solwara
Definition
ocean
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stap
Definition
be, live, stay
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