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.
Llabel - nambalake - raunwara lamb -pikinini bilong sipsip lamp - lam lance a boil - katim buk laplap - laplap lard - gris bilong pik large - traipela last - bihain tru late (behind time) - bihaintaim or taim i lus later - bai later on - bihain laugh - lap laundry - haus bilong wasim klos laundry (clothes) - klos was law - lo lawnmower - mowa lawyer - loia, loya, loman, saveman long lo laxative - solmarasin lay (something) down - slipim lead (vb) - go pas long leaf - lip, lip bilong diwai learn - lainim learn about - lain learned person - man bilong save least, at - liklik tru leather shoes - su let leave (place) - lusim leave behind - larim left - kais left hand - han kais, lep han, lephan leftovers - hap kaikai bilong asde leg - lek leg, lower - lek daunbilo, lek tamblo leg, upper - lek antap lemon - muli lemonade - limonad, muliwara, loliwara let, allow - larim letter - pas, leta letter (character) - rait lettuce - letis liar - man bilong giaman, giamanman licence - laisens, pemit lick - likim lie (n) - giaman lie down - slip lie to - giamanim lift (vb) - liptimupim light - lait light (colour) - tulait light (weight) - i no hevi light the lamp - kamapim lait light (gas) - laita lighter (flint) - ston masis lighter (cigarette) - sigaret laita lightning - klaut i lait like, as - olsem, olsem long like (doing something) - save laik like - laikim lime, lemon - muli lime juice, lemon drink - muliwara lime (powder) - kambang lime spatula - stik kambang line - lain lipstick - pen bilong maus listen - harim litre - lita little - liklik live (reside) - stap liver - lewa living person - laipman lizard - palai loaf of bread - bret loafer, lazy man - lesbaga loan - lon local language - tok ples lock (n) - lok lock (vb) - lokim lock door - lokim dua lock up, imprison - kalabusim loincloth - laplap lolly, candy - loli long - long, longpela long (size) - longpela long (time) - longpela taim long ago - bipo tru longer than - longpela mo longest - longpela long olgeta longest of all - longpela winim olgeta look - luk, lukluk look after - lukautim look-alike - wanpes look at - lukim, lukluk, lukluk long look for - painim look out! - lukaut! loose - lus, slek loosen, slacken - slekim, lusim lose - lusim lost - lus lot, a - planti loud - strong loudmouth - man bilong bikmaus louse - laus love - laikim low - daun low tide - tait i slek lunch - liklik kaikai or belo luck - kas lucky (card game) - laki lungs - wetliva, lang Lutheran - luteran lying down - slip |