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.
Ttable - teboltail - tel tailor (n) - man bilong samapim klos take - kisim, bringim take away - tekewe take contraceptives - pasim bel take off (plane) - kirap take temperature - glasim take to court - kotim talk - tok, toktok talk about - toktok long talkative person - man bilong toktok tall - long tall tale - tok gumi tape (recording) - tep tape-recorder - teprikoda tapioca - tapiok, kasara tap root - kil bilong diwai taro - taro taste (vb) - traiim tax - takis taxi - taksi tea (in liquid form) - ti cup of tea - kapti tea leaves - lipti tea-cup - kap bilong ti teach - skulim teacher - tisa teapot - tipot tease - hambakim teeth - tit telegram - wailis telephone - telepon, telipon television - bokis wailis wantem piksa tell - tokim tell lies to, fool - giamanim temperature - makim hat o kol temple - haus lotu tempt - traim ten - ten, tenpela tenth - namba ten terrible, tenth rate - nambaten testicles - bol than - long thank you - tenkyu that - olsem, dispela that's all - em tasol theatre - haus piksa theft - stil their - bilong ol thief - stilman then (at that time) - dispela taim there - long hap there is - i gat they - ol thick - strong thigh - mit bilong lek thin - bun nating thing - samting think - ting, tingting third - namba tri thirsty - hangre long dring this - dispela, ya those (two) - emtupela those (three) - emtripela thoughts - tingting three - tri, tripela thread (n) - tret throat - nek through - long namel long throw - tromoi throw away - rausim, troimweim thunder - klaut i pairap Thursday - Fonde ticket - tiket ticket-office - tiket ofis tide - tait tie (n) - nektait tighten - taitim tilapia (fish sp.) - makao time - taim timetable - taimtebol tin - tin tin opener - op tin tinned fish - tinpis tinned meat - tinmit tinea - grile, skin pukpuk tip - kapsaitim tip-truck, dump-truck - tipa tired - les, skin i les/slek, bun i slek to - long toast - tos; tostim (bret) tobacco - brus, tabak, stik tabak, tobako today - tede, tude toea (monetary unit 1/100 Kina) - toea toe - pinga bilong fut/lek together - wantaim toilet - smol haus, liklik haus, haus pekpek, toilet toilet (men) - haus pekpek man toilet (women) - haus pekpek meri toilet paper - pepa pekpek toilet soap - sop i gat smel tomahawk - tamiok tomatoe(s) - tomato tomato sauce - retsos, retpela sos tomorrow - tumora tongue - tang tonight - tunait too - tumas, tu tooth - tit toothache - tit i pen toothbrush - bros bilong tit toothpaste - sop bilong tit torch, headlamps - sutlam totem, clan - pisin touch - pilim tourist - turis, kam man towel - taul tower - taua town - taun town hall - kaunsel haus track - liklik rot, hanrot tracked vehicle - senka(r) tradition of ancestors - tok bilong ol tumbuna train - tren translate - tanim tok ples travel - wokabaut traveling companion - wanwokabaut tree - diwai tree kangaroo - sikau bilong antap trench, drain - baret tributary - hanwara trip, tour - wokabaut trouble - trabel, trabol troublemaker - trabelman trousers - trausis truck - trak true - tru truth - tok tru try, try on - traim T-shirt - tisiot, T-siot Tuesday - Tunde tune - nek turn - tanim turn round - tantanim turn (boat) - bautim turn steering wheel - tanim stia turtle - trosel, trausel turtle's flipper - pul bilong trausel twenty - twenti twice - tupela taim two - tu, tupela type - taipim typewriter - taipraita typist - taipis tyre - taia, taia stret |