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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

    Q
Qantas (airline) - Kwantas
quantity - hamas?
queen - misis kwin
question - kwesten
queue - lain
quick - hariap
quickly - kwik, kwiktaim
quiet, quietly - kwait, i no gat nois
    be quiet - pasim maus, no ken mekim nois
quite (long) - (longpela) liklik
quotation, statement - hap tok
                  
    R
race (contest) - resis
radiator - redieita
radio - wailis, redio
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
restaurant - 
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
                  
    S
sack, dismiss - autim long wok
sad - sore, sori
safe - i stap gut
sago, sago palm - saksak
sailor(s) - boskru
salt - sol
      salt and pepper - sol na pepa
      saltmeat - mit, solmit
same - wankain
sandals - sandal
sandwich - sanwis
Saturday - Sarere
sauce - sos
saucepan - sospen
sausage - sosis
saw - so, katim long so
say - tok
      say (your) name - kolim nem (bilong yu)
scabies - kaskas
scavenge - mumutim
school - skul
schoolchild - sumatin
schoolmate - wanskul
science - save  
scissors - sisis
scold - krosim
scone(s) - skon
scrape - sikirapim, sikrapim
      scrape coconut - sikirapim kokonas
scraps - pipia
screw, bolt - skru
sea - solwara
seaside - nambis
seat - sit, sea, sia
      seat of government - asples bilong gavman
second - namba tu    
second (time) - sekon
secret - tok hait
      secret language, parable - tok bokis
secretary - sekreteri
seduce - pulim
see - lukim
seems - ating
seldom - sampela taim
sell - salim, selim
semitrailer - semitrela
send - salim
Sepik River - wara Sepik, riva Sepik
September - Septemba
servant - hausboi, hausmeri   
service station - sevis stesin
set free - lusim
set the table - stretim, lainim tebol
settle stomach - strongim bel
seven - seven, sevenpela
       Seventh Day Adventist - seven de
several - sampela
sew - samapim
sew up - samap, samapim
shadow - dewel, dewel bilong man
shake - seksek, seksekim
       shake hands - sekan
shallow - i no daun
shame - sem
shampoo - sop, sop i het gras
share out - skelim
shark - sak
sharp - sap, sappela
       sharp (of time), exactly - stret
shave - sepim
she - em
sheep - sipsip
sheet - laplap bilong bet, bet sit, bet laplap
       sheet metal - kapa
shell - kina
     shell as penis covering - kam
shelter (n) - ples bilong hait
shield - plang bilong pait
ship - sip
shirt - siot
shivering - skin i guria
shoe(s) - su
       one shoe - wanpela sait long su, wanpela su
       both shoes - tupela su
shoot - sutim
       shoot at/with - sut long
shop (n) - stua, stoa
short - sot, sotpela
shorthand - sothan
shorts - sotpela trausis
shoulder - sol , solda
shovel - savol
show (vb) - soim   
shower (n) - waswas
shut - pasim
     shut up/away - kalabusim
     shut up (talking) - sarap
siblings - bratasusa
sick - sik
side - sait, hapsait
     side-dish - abus
     side track/road - hanrot
     side stream - hanwara
sign, signal (n) - sain
sign (vb) - raitim nem long?
silk - slika?
silver - silva
similar - wankain
sin - pekato
since (time) - bihain long?
sing - singsing
sister (nurse, nun) - sista
sister (kin) - susa
sit, sit down - sindaun
six - sikis, sikispela
     Sixmile - Sikismail
skin - skin
skirt, European type - sket, siket
     man's bark type or G-string - mal
     woman's - purpur, sket
skite, con man - bulsitman
sky - ples bilong klaut, heven
slack - slek, lus
slacken - skelim, lusim
slap - solapim
sleep, be asleep - slip
sleepy - ai i hevi, ai x slip
sleeve - han bilong siot
slitgong - garamut
slow - slo
slow down - sloim ka
small - liklik
smoke - smok, simuk
snake - snek
sneakers - su gumi
snore - pulim nus
snow - ais
soap - sop
soccer - soka
sock(s) - sok(s), sokin
     long walk sock(s) - longsok(s)
soda-water - sodawara
soft -  . . .  malmalum
softdrink - loliwara
soldier - soldia, solodia
sole of foot - ananit bilong lek
some - sampela
somebody - wanpela man no meri?
something - wanpela samting?
sometimes - sampela taim?
somewhere - long sampela hap
son - pikinini man (bilong em)
soon - no longtaim, klosap, klostu, kwiktaim
sorcery - sanguma, puripuri
sore - sua
    sore has pus in it - sua i gat susu
sorry - sori, sore
sort, kind - kain
soup - sup
sour - soua
soursoup - sausap
South - saut
soya sauce - blaksos, blakpela sos, soisos
space - spes
spade - spet
spare part(s) - spepat
spark - spak
    spark plug - spak plag
speak - spik, tok, toktok
    speak out, divulge - autim
    speak the truth - tok tru
spear - spia, supia
    spear (Something) - spirim
spectacles - aiglas
speed - spit
spell - kaunim, spelim
spend - lusim
spirit - masalai
    spirit house - haus tambaran
spit, spittle - spet
spoil - bagarapim
spoon - spun
    spoon out - spunim, savolim
sport - pilai
sprain - tanim skru
squatter - dripman, welman
stairs - lata, step
stamp (postage) - stem
stand up, erect (something) - sanapim
stand up, be erect - sanap
star - sta
station (government) - stesin
station (railway) - tren stesin
station (police) - polis stesin
stay - sindaun or stap
steak - mit
steal - stilim
Steamships - Stimsip
steel wool - stilwul
steep - i go daun tumas
steer - stia, stiaim
     steer car - stirim ka
     steering wheel - stia
steps - lata, step
stevedore - wok sip
still (adv) - yet
stockings - sokin
stone - ston
stop - dai (indai)i stop, stopim
store - stua, stoa
    storekeeper - stuakipa
storey (floor) - plo
story - stori
stove - stov
straight - stretpela
    straight on - stret
strainer - strena
strap - pasim?
street - rot
strength, force, power - pawa
strike a match - slekim masis
string - string
string netbag - bilum
strip a bed - brukim bet
strong - strong, strongpela
stubborn, conceited - bikhet
stubby - stabi
stuck - pas
student - studen, sumatin
study - stadim, glasim
study (vb) - lainim
stupid - longlong, het i pas
substance - samting
suck finger - susuim pinga
suddenly - santu
sugar - suga
sugarcane - stik suga
suitcase - paus
summit - antap
sun - san
Sunday - Sande
sunglasses - sanglss
support - sapotim
supporter - sapota
suppose, if - sapos
surprised - kirap nogut
surveyor - masta mak
swamp - tais
sweat - tuhat
sweatshirt - kolsinglis
sweep - brumim
sweet - swit, switpela
     sweet biscuit - switbiskit
     sweet potato - kaukau
swell up - solap
swim - swim
sword grass - kunai
                  
                  
                  
T
table - tebol
tail - 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
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