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As spoken in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
List compiled by Terry D. Barhorst and Sylvia O'Dell-Barhorst
Alterations by Clint Woolly

I
I - mi
    I alone - mi wanpela
    I myself - mi yet
    I think (so) - ating
ice - ais
    iceblock - aisblok
    ice chest, refrigerator - bokis ais
ice-cream - aiskrim
if - sapos
ill - sik
illegitimate child - pikinini bilong rot
ill-will - pasin birua
imitate - bihainim, bekim
immediately - stret nau? Long nau?
important - i bikpela samting?
impossible - i hat moa
imprison - kalabusim
improve - kamapim
in - insait long
increase (price) - antapim
independence - independens
indigenous person - kanaka
industrious person - man bilong wok
information - toksave
injection - sut
injure - kilim
in-laws - tambu
inner tube - gumi
in order to - bilong
insect - binatang
inside - insait
   inside of - insait long
instead of - long halivim
insult - nogutim, tok nogutim
interesting - i laikim tru
interfere - paulim
interpreter - man i tanim tok ples
interrupt - katim tok
interviewer - intaviua
intestines - liva
in the middle of - namel long
iron - ain; ainim, ainim klos
is - stap
island - ailan
isn't it? - laka? 
it - em
it would be better if - mobeta sapos
                  
J
jack - jek
jam - jem
January - Janueri
jaw's harp - susap
jet plane - smokbalus
jewelry - bilas
jew's harp - susap
joint - skru
joke - giaman
journey - wokabaut
judge - jas
July - Julai
jump (vb) - kalap
June - Jun
jungle - bus, bikbus
just - tasol
   just when - stret long taim
                  
K
keep, detain - holim pas
kick - kik
kid, joke - glaman
kill - kilim i dai pinis
kilogram - kilogiram?
kilometer - kilomita
kina (monetary unit 100 toea) - kina
kind, sort - kain
kind (friendly) - gut?
king - king?
kiss (vb) - givim kis
kitchen - haus kuk, hauskuk, kisen
knead bread - wokim, paitim bret
kneel - nildaun
knife - naip
knock at door - paitim dua
know - save
     know (someone/something) - save long
     know how to (do something) - save mekim/wokim
                  
L
label - namba
lake - 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
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