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.


Pidgin English Dictionary

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obtain - kisim
occasionally - wanpela wanpela taim
occupied - pulap
October - Oktoba
offer - mekim ofa
office - opis, ofis
officer - ofisa
oil - wel
oil (something) - welim, grisim
ointment - gris
okay - oke, orait
old - lapun; olpela
old man - lapun
old (things) - olpela
olives -pikinini diwai oliv
on - antap long
once - wanpela taim
once more - wanpela taim mo
one - wan, wanpela
one way - wanwe
onion - anien
only - tasol
on top of - antap long
open - op, opim, i op i stap
open (vb) - opim
open (new business) - kirapim
opera - kain singsing na danis
opinion - tingting
opposite - arasait
or - no
orange - switmuli
order - oda, odaim
ordered - takim
ordinary - nating
origin - as
other - narapela
other side, opposite side - arasait
our - bilong mipela
outboard motor - autbotmota
outpost - stesin
outside - ausait
oven - aven
overcast - klaut i pas
overcoat - kotren
overcome - daunim
oversee - bosim
overseer on plantation - bosboi
over-there - hap, long hap
overtake a car - abrusim ka
owe - gat dinau
oyster - kina
oyster shell - skin bilong kina


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