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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R

race (contest) - resis
radiator - redieita
radio - wailis
railway - tren
rain - ren
raincoat - kotren, kot ren
raining, it is - ren i kamdaun or pundaun
rainbow - renbo
rainy season - taim bilong ren
raise, increase - apim (pe)
raise money - kamapim mani
raise with block and tackle - blokim
rape - pulim, goapim
raskol, rascal - raskol
rat - rat
rather - liklik
rattle - ratol
razor - resa
read - ridim, ritim
reader - rida
ready - redi
really - tru
receipt - risit
receive - kisim
record (n) - rekot
record (vb) a song - katim singsing long teprikoda
red - ret, retpela
reeds - tiktik
reef - rip
refrigerator - bokis ais
register (letter) - rejistarim pas
regret - belhevi
release the brake - legoim brek
religion, worship - lotu
remember - holim long tingting or no lusim tingting
rent - baim
repair (vb) - wokim gut
repeat - mekim gen
replete - pulap
reply - bekim tok
report - givim stori, ripotim
research - rises
rest - malolo
to have a rest - kisim win, wiken, malolo
result - ansa
return - go bek, kambek, kam bek
ribs - banis
rice - rais
rich - i gat planti samting
ridicule - tok bilas
rifle - raifol, gan
right (correct)
right (hand) - raithan, han sut
ring (n) - ring
ring the bell - paitim belo
ringworm - grile, skin pukpuk
ripe - mau
rise - go antap
river - wara
road - rot
roast - i bin kukim long paia
roll a smoke - tanim smok
room - rum
round - raun
row, paddle - pul long kanu
rubbish - pipia, rabis
rubbish tin - tin pipia
rum - ram
rumour - tokwin
run - ran, ron
run away - ranawe, ronwe
rust - ros


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