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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
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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
Term
kaikai
 Definition
food, eat
Term
kakaruk
 Definition
chicken
Term
kamap
 Definition
arrive, become
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kisim
 Definition
get, take
Term
lotu
 Definition
church
Term
manki
 Definition
small boy
Term
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
Term
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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