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.
Ddaddy - papadance and/or sing - singsing dance (modern style) - danis dangerous place - ples nogut, i gat samting nogut dark (colour) - tudak dark (no light) - tudak darkness - tudak dates - prut det daughter - pikinini meri (bilong em) day - de day after tomorrow - haptumora day before yesterday - hapasde day off - de bilong malolo daytime - taim long san dead - i dai pinis dead person, the dead - daiman deaf - yaupas dear (expensive) - dia debt - dinau deceive - karamapim tok deceiver - kusaiman, man bilong karamapim tok December - Desemba decide - pasim tingting decorate - bilasim decoration - bilas deep - godaun tru defecate - pekpek demand (vb) - singaut long denigrate, make fun of - rabisim dense bush - bikbus dentist - dentis, dokta bilong tit, dokta lukautim tit desert (n) -ples wesan desert (vb) - lusim dessert - switpela kaikai develop - kamapim devil - satan, setan dialect - nek diamond - daimen diarrhea - pekpek wara dictionary - buk bilong painim mining die - dai pinis did - bin different - narakain, narapela kain difficult - i hatwok difficulty - asua, hevi dig - digim digestive system - rot bilong kaikai dinner - kaikai long belo direction - i makim rot dirty - doti disciple - disaipel disciples - lain bilong Jisas discover - painimautim dish - dis dish cloth - hap laplap bilong wasim plet dish up, serve food - sutim kaikai disobey - sakim tok dispute - tok pait district - distrik disturb the peace - brukim sindaun divorce - katim marit dizzy - ai i raun do - mekim do something regularly - save doctor - dokta dog - dok don't! - nogat! door - dua double - dabolim doubt - tubel down - daun, tamblo, tambolo drain, trench - baret draw on a smoke - pulim smok dress (woman,s) - klos meri dress (vb. as in a wound) - klinim sua drilling machine - boamasin drink (n) - dring drink (vb) - dringim dripping - gris bilong bulmakau drive (vb) - draivim driver - draiva drum - kundu, garamut drunk - spak drunkard - spakman dry - drai, draipela dry biscuit - draibisket dry season - taim bilong san duck - pato dumb - mauspas during - long taim bilong dust - das dusty - i gat dus duty (obligation) - wok dysentery - pekpek blut |