Pidgin English as spoken in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. This list compiled by Terry D. Barhorst and Sylvia O'Dell-Barhorst and obtained from their web-site.
Bbaby - pikininibaby not yet weaned - pikinini i dring susu yet back - baksait; bek back (rear) - baksait back (again) - bek backbone - bekbun backwards - long bek bad - nogut bad place - ples nogut bag (n) - bek baggage - kago bail up, hold up - hansapim ballpoint - pen bolpoin or biro bake - kukim bake bread - kukim bret bamboo - mambu bamboo pipe - mambu bamboo shoots - ol pikinini mambu banana - banana band - paspas arm band - paspas bilong han leg band - paspas bilong lek stomach band, belt - paspas bilong bel bandage a wound - pasim sua bandicoot - mumut bank - beng bank (n) - haus mani baptize - wasim, baptaisim bar - ba barbecue - kukim long paia barbecue sauce - blakpela sos bark - skin barman, bartender - baman base, basis - as basket - basket bathe - waswas bathroom - ples waswas, rum bilong waswas battery - bateri be in a place - stap beach - nambis beads - bis beans - bin, ol bin beard - gras usket, mausgras beat, beat up - paitim beautiful - nais be better than - winim because - bilong wanem, long wanem, bikos because of - long become - kamap bed - bet bedroom - rum slip beef - bulmakau, kau, abus bulmakau beer - bia before - bipo before (time) - bipo long taim begin - kirapim behave oneself - stap isi , stap gut behaviour, manner - pasin behind - bihain long believe - bilip, bilipim bell - belo belly - bel belt - let, paspas bilong bel bend (something) - krungutim beside - arere long best - nambawan betelnut - buai , bilinat, bitolnat betel pepper - daka better - mobeta Bible - Baibel bicycle - wilwil big - bikpela bill - bil binoculars - glas bilong kapten bird - pisin Bird of Paradise - kumul biscuit - bisket bite - kaikaim bite off - brukim/katim lo bitter, strong - em i pait black - blakpela black palm - wailimbung, wailimbum blanket - blanket bleed - blut i kamap blind - aipas blind in one eye - matakiau blood - blut blood relative - wanblut blow - winim blow bugle - winim bugol blow out a match - mekim i masis bludger - pasindia blue - blu board (a vehicle) - kalap board a PMV - kalap long PM boat - bot boat's crew - boskru body - bodi, skin boil, swelling, lump - buk boil (something) - boilim boiling, be - boil boiled - i bin boilim bone - bun book - buk bookshop - buksop boot (n) - bikpela su border - arere born - mama i karim borrow - dinau boss - masta, bos both - tupela bottle - botol bottle opener - op tin bottom - ananit bow - banara bowstring - rop bilong banara box (n) - bokis boy - boi; manki, pikinini man boyfriend - boipren brain - kru bilong het brake(s) - brek branch of tree - han bilong diwai brassiere, bra - banis bilong susu brave - i no save pret bread - bret breadfruit - kapiak break - brukim break a promise, go back on one's break word - brukim promis/tok break down - bagarap break in halves, divide in two - brukim namel break the law - brukim lo breakfast - kaikai long moning breast - susu breath - win out of breath - sotwin breathe - pulim win bridge - bris bright - lait very bright - tulait bring - bringim, kisim . . . i kam brooch - bros broken - bruk brothel - haus pamuk brother - brata brothers and sisters - bratasusa brown - braun, braunpela brush - bras, brus bubble gum - abababa build (something) - wokim building - haus bulb, light globe - kiau bullybeef - skweamit, pokona bump - bamim bundle - karamap burn - kukim, paia Burns Philp - Bipi bury - planim bus - bas, PMV bush - bus bush knife - busnaip bush Pig, wild pig - welpig businessman - man bisnis busy - i gat wok busy (doing something) - wok long but - tasol butter - bata buttock - as button - baten buttress root - kil bilong diwai buy - baim |