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To clean

Klinim

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Digim

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To kiss

Kisim

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To put

Putum

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To pull

Pulum

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To cook

Kukum

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To want

Wantem,

Laekem

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To hear

Harem

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To tell

To say

Talem

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To sell

Salem

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To shut

Sarem

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To get

Kasem

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To prepare

Rerem

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To take

Tekem

Karem (i go)

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To find

Faenem

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To call

Kolem

Singaot

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To hold

Holem

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To follow

Folem

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To show

Soem

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To search

Lukaotem

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To buy

Pem

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I, me
You
Him, her

Mi
Yu
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North

Not

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South

Saot

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West

Wes

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East

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Far

Long wei

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Footpath

Smol rod

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Main road

Rod blong trak

Bigfala rod

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Store

Stoa

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Which

Wij wan

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Wea

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Town

Taon

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Food

Kakae

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Some

Sam

Samfala

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Basket

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Big ones

Ol bigwan

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Ol smolwan

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Expensive

Sas
Bigmane
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Cheap

Jip

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Ripe

Raep

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Mature

Redi

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Piece

Pis

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Sweet

Swit

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Papaya

Popo

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And

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Money

Mane

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Change (money)

Jens

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Us/We

Dual, exclusive i.e. me and someone else

Mitufala

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Us/We

Dual, inclusive, i.e. you and me

Yumitu

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You

dual, i.e. You two

Yutufala

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Them/They (those two)

Tufala/ tugeta

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You (plural, exclusive, i.e. you three)

Yutrifala

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Them/They (i.e. those three)

Trifala/ trigeta

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Us/We (we three exclusive, i.e. not including you)

Mitrifala

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Us/We (inclusive, i.e. all of us)

Yumi

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Us/We (exclusive, i.e those people and me)

Mifala

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You (plural, >3)

i.e. All of you

Yufala

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Them/They

Many of them, but not all

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Them/They (Stands alone)

All (Accompanies a noun)

Olgeta

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Can, know

Save

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Sapos

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Want

Wantem

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Try

Traem

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Must

Mas

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Marker for completed action

Bin

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Continual action

Gogo

Hemi kukum kumala gogo. He/she continually cooks sweet potatoes.

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Marker for ongoing or habitual action

Stap

Hemi stap kukum kumala. He/she is now cooking, or usually cooks sweet potatoes.

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Marker for start of a process

Stat

Hemi stat kukum kumala. He/ she has started to cook sweet potatoes.

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Marker that an action has just occurred

Jes

Mifala i jes wekup. We just woke up.

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Never

Neva

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Marker for no, not

Hemi no kakae yam. He doesn’t eat yam.

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Future tense marker

Bambae
Mbae
Nambae
Bae

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He, she, it, him, her

Hem

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For

From

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Woman

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Marker for adjective

-fala

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Toilet

Toelet

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To feel

Harem

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To reach

Kasem

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From where?

Long wea?

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Long

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How?

Olsem wanem

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Opposite

Narasaed

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Behind

Bihaen long

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In front of

Fored long

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Close to, near to

Klosap long

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Over there

Long wei

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Far from

Long wei long

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Uphill
Inland
Up

Antap

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Down

Downhill

Daon

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Left

Left side

Lefsaed

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Right

Right side

Raet saed

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Here, there

Long ples ia

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Turn right

Tanem long raet

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Walk (noun)

Wokabaot

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Good (adj.)

Gudfala

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Directions

Daereksen

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Taxi

Taksi

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Bus

Bas

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Cargo ship

Sip

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Open cart truck

Trak

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Airplane

Plen

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Cruise ship

Turis bot

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Canoe

Kenu

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Outboard motor

Aotbod

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Helicopter

Helikopta

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Seaplane

Plen blong solwata

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Fish

Fis

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Chicken

Foul

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To make

Wokem

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Today

Tedei

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Yesterday

yestedei

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Tomorrow

Tumoro

or Tumora?

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Last week

Las wik

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Next week

Nekis wik

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Next month

Nekis monis

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Dawn

taem san i kamap

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Taem san i go daon

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Child

Pikinini

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To ruin

Bagerap

Spoilem

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To fill

Fulumap

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Bank

Bang

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As a..

e.g. I come as a tourist

Olsem wan

e.g. Mi kam olsem wan turis

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Language

Lanwis

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Repeat

Say again

Talem bakagen

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Help

Givhan long

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Coconut milk

Melek blong kokonas

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A, an

Wan

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Subject pronoun (they, those)

Oli

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With

Wetem

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To boil

Boilem

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With

Wetem

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Why?

For what reason?

From wanem?

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Because

From we,
From se
From …..

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Full

Fulap

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Every

Evri

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Is there?

I gat?

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Electricity

Ilektrisiti

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Restaurant

Restoren

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Close (nearby)

Klosap

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Kitchen

Kitjen

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Kava bar, Meeting house

Nakamal

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Thick

Tik

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Maybe

Ating
Maet
Mebi

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Wind

Win

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Right now

Naia (=nao ia)

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Karem i go

Tekem

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Stem

Han blong lif

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Almost

Klosap olsem.

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Walking

Wokabaot

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To work

Wok

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Sugar

Suka

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Better

Mo gud

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Cooky, cookies

Biskit, ol biskit

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Different

e.g. Vanuatu is different from Fiji

Difren

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Different

e.g. I want a different boat

Narafala
Defren
Narakaen
Narawan

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Beard

Mustas

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All around

Olbaot

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Dance

Tanis

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To tie

Fasem

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Fence

Fenis

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Slippery

Glis

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To leave

Aot,

Livim,

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Karen/ garen

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Bitim

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Shape

Sep

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Rope

Rop

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Taste

Tes

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Happy

Harem gud

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Idea

Tingting

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Way

Wei

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Question

Kuestien

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This weekend

Wikenia

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Same as

Sem mak

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Shake hands

Sekan

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Wind generator

Win fil

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Yacht

Seiling bot

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A beach

Wan sanbij

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A wing

Wan wing

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The sea

Solwota

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Cave

Hol blong ston

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To look for

Lukaotem

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Island

Aelan

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Cold

Kolkol

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Together

Tugeta

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All alone

Hem wan nomo

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Together

Togeta

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One (i.e impersonal)

eg. One has to wait, you have to wait

Yumi

eg. Yumi mas weit

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‘Uto

Nafara

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Tabu leaf

Namwile

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Leaf used for cuts, antiseptic

Crush and squeeze on cut. Leaf vs stem

Kruwande

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Between

Metel

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Bakagen

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Swim

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Body

Bodi

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Shore

Bush

Smolsmol tri

Surprise (ie. taken aback)

Sek

Walk

Wokbaot

Surprise

Pleasant or neutral, not a surprise of dismay

Supraes

Freezer

Eisboks

This hill

Hil ia

Saturday

Sarere

Understand

Harem save

Save

Us (three, inclusive, i.e. you two and me)

Yumitrifala

To carry

Karem

To bring

Karem

Thank you

Tangkiu

Chat

Storian

Fire

Faea

This,
that,
here

ia (pronounced “ya”)

Waterfall

Lakaskad
Kaskad
Wotafol

Banyan

Nabangga

Poke fun at

Jikim

Always

Oltaem

Axe, hatchet

Tamiok

Who?

Hu, huia?

Bad

Nogud

Unimportant

Inconsequential

Nating

Ordinary, plain

Olbaot

Busy

Fasfas,

Bisi

Change, exchange

Jenisim

To sit

Sidaon

Hunt,

Chase

Ronem

Remove

Tekemaot

Until

Go go

Long ago

Bifo

Recognise

Save se

Why?

For what purpose?

Blong wanem?

Whose?

Blong hu?

Where?

Wea?

How many?

How much?

Hamas?

What?

Wanem?

Heal

Kamgud

Banyan

Nambangga

Another

Nara

Argue, fight

Rao

Send

Sanem

Vomit

Traot

Outside

Afsaed

Underneath

Andanit

Sing,

Song

Singsing

Shore

Soa

Short,

Shirt

Sot

Start

Stat (vi.)

Statem (vt.)

To send

Sanem

To argue, fight

Rao

To pay for

Pemaot

Medicine

Meresin

Another

Nara

Lucky

Laki

To heal

Kamgud

To repair

Fiksimap

Outside

Afsaed

Underneath

Andanit

Constantly

Oltaem

As far as

Kasem

Allow

Letem

Useless

Rabis

Mekem,

Wokem

Maybe

Maet

First

Fastaem

Angry

Kros

Out of breath

Sotwin

Rest, take a break

Spel

Listen to

Lesen long

Think about,

Worry about

Tingbaot

To decorate

Flasem

Rubbish bin

Tin doti

Refrigerator

Aesbokis

Stomach

Bel

To give birth

Bonem

This, that

Disfela,

ia (nao)

Give back

Givimbak

Look,

See

Lukluk

Mark

Mak

Pillow

Pilo

Sun

San

Word

Wod

Back (of body)

Bak(saed)

Born

Bon

Bone

Bun

Far

Longwe, Farawe

Front

Fored

Go ashore

Gosoa

Lift

Leftemap

Understand

Luksave
Haremsave
Andastan
Save
Kasem

Residue

Makas

Month

Manis

Squid

Nawita

Rust

Rosta

Snake

Snek

European

Waetman

Back (of a thing)

Biaen

Behind

Biaen

Folem

Bird

Pijin

Slide, slip

Glis

Festival

Lafet

Insect, bug

Bebet

Bean

Bin

Ariko

Cream

Krim

Lakrem

Grapefruit

Grefrut

Pamplimus

Rubbish bin

Tin doti

Pubel

Flippers, fins

Dakdak sus

Unconscious

Haf ded

Fingernail

Sel blong finga

Squall

Smol hariken

Weapon

Tul blong faet

Octopus, squid

Nawita

Orange (fruit)

Aranis

Olbaot

Everywhere Flaoa ia i gat olbaot long bus. That plant is everywhere in the bush.

Anywhere I no gat krim olbaot long ol stoa. There’s no cream in the stores anywhere.

Ordinary, plain Mi mi slip long wan haus olbaot nomo. I just live in an ordinary house.

Carefree, careless Man ia hem i olbaot nomo. That man is carefree.

Midday

Dina

Daughter

Dota

Early

Eli

Way, manner

Fasin

Future

Fiuja

Compass

Kampas

Leave alone

Letem

Over, past

Ova

Play

Pleplei

Somewhere

Samples

Swallow

Solemdaon

Trip

Trep

Wild

Wael

When (interrogative)

Wataem,

Wanem taem

Use

Yusum

When (subj)

Taem (we, se)

Drive

Drivem

End

Rise

Kamap

Tradition

Kastom

Approximately

Samwe

Sound

Saon

War

Sunset

Taem san i godaon

Taem san i lus

Taem san i draon

Today is May 10

Tede em i namda ten Mei
Tede em i namba ten long Mei
Tede em i Mei namba ten

Probably, Possibly

Ating (initial marker)
Ating bae i kam. He will possibly come.

Nobody

I no gat man

Nothing

I no gat wan samting

Nating

Of no importance sapos yumi no go be nating ia If we don’t go it doesn’t matter.
Plain, ordinary, bare i no gat mit mo mifala i kakae raes nating We had no meat so we just ate plain rice
Although, even though (also nating we, nating se)

Until

Kam kasem (usually with past time reference )
Go kasem (usually future events)
Kasem
Go go (lengthy duration)

Diving mask

Daeva glas

Inland person

Man bus

Hand towel

Titawel

Grandparent

Abu, bubu

Grandchild

Smol bubu

Smol abu

Table

Tebel

Clause/ sentence connectives

But
On the other hand

Clause/ sentence connectives

So, thus, therefore

Taswe
Tasawe
Tastawe
(Olsem nao in some dialects)

(Occurs sentence initial)

Clause/ sentence connectives

All right, after that

Ale, oraet

Clause/ sentence connectives

Then
After that

Finis

Clause/ sentence connectives

Now
Then

Nao

Clause/ sentence connectives

Later, afterwards

Afta

Bihaen

Reef heron

Longfala nek

Longfala maot

Garfish

Ground dove

Sotleg

Toadfish, fat person

Bigbel

Parrot fish

Blufis

Braggart

Bigmaot

Porpoise, dolphin

Jamfis

Dolfen

Bed-bug

Stingfli

Sickle

Huknaef

Barbed wire

Fokwaea

Centipede

Handredleg

Owl

Hoknaet

Dive mask

Daevaglas

Cemetery

Beregraon

Outboard motor

Aotbod

Earring

Earing

Fiberglass

Faevaglas

Restaurant

Dining room

Haos kakae

Tent

Haos kaliko

Concrete house

Haos simen

Thatched house

Haos natanggura

Lif haos

Toilet

Toelet

Smolhaos

Longdrop

Bustoelet

Basis, base

Stamba

Stupid

Unreasonable

Krangke

Vegetables

Legim

Grin kakae

Barefoot

Leg nating

Information, announcement, notice

Tok save

Whisper

Tok smol

Tok slo

A few

Smol

Quite a few

Lelebit

Diabetes

Switblad

Underpants

Smoltraoses

Gecko

Bigae

Direct sun

Hotsan

Chinese cabbage

Waetbun

Twisted doughnut

Gatoeit

From gateau 8

The best

Nambawan

Not quite the best

Nambahaf

Wasem maot

Tasty nibbles (for rinsing the mouth after kava)

Tasty nibbles

Wasem maot

Multi-story building

Storihaos

Chainsaw

Enjinso

Sheep

Sipsip

Duck

Dakdak

On both sides

Long saed-saed

Vegetables

Legim

Grin kakae

Barefoot

Leg nating

Vegetables

Legim

Grin kakae

Barefoot

Leg nating

Because

From

Until

Go go

Head

Hed

Become

Kam

Clock, o’clock

Klok

Eleven

Leven

Look after

Lukaot long

Miss, fail

Mestem

Not at all

Nating

Need

Nidim

Need

Nidim

Hunt, Chase

Ronem

Ear

Sora

Live, exist

Stap

Relate (tell)

Stori

Think

Ting

Wait

Wet

Hook, catch

Hukum

Arrive

Kamtru

Almost

Klosap

River

Reva

Sea, Coast

Solwota

Whale

Welfis

Twelef

Rubbish bin

Tin doti

Tatin

Leave

Lego

Watch (wristwatch)

Hanwaj

Trifala

Fasin

Method, way
Nature, manner fasin blong man ia i gud, hem i save helpem ol man olbaot. That man has a good manner, he helps anybody

Announce

Talemaot

Vaccinate

Stikim

Damage

Spoelem

Sipose

Roof

Ruf

Chestnut

Namambe

Party, feast

Lafet

Defecate
Diarhea

Sitsit
Sitsit wota

Pacific pigeon

Nawimba

Grapefruit

Pamplimus

And then

Ale (from French, allez)

Club

Nalnal

Native almond

Nangae

Town hall

Lameri

Garlic

Lae

Chilli

Pima

Cake

Gato

Grandparent

Abu

Asphalt, tarseal

Kolta

Base

Stamba

Aspirin

Asprin

District

Distrik

Many
Very many
Some

Plante
Fulap
Sam

Bislama

Slip

Sleep
Lie down
Stay overnight Bae yu gobak long haos blong yu o bae yu slip? Are you going back to your place or will you stay the night?
Live Yu slip long Malapoa yet? Do you still live in Malapoa?

Old (inanimate)

My car is alrady an old one

Olwan

Trak blong mi hem i olwan finis

bislama

Old (animate) That woman is very old

Olfala. Woman ia hem i olfala tumas

Olfala

Old (adjective, animate)
Father
Husband
Old man, old timer
Old age

Quite a few

Lelebet

Many

Staka,
Fulap,
Plante

Few

Smol

Some

Sam(fala)

One

Wan(fala)

bislama

Makas

Remains, residue
Ground kava that has had the liqud squeezed out
Grated coconut that has had the milk squeezed out
Weaker kava, made from grounds of the first batch

bislama

I no makas (slang)

Fantastic

bislama

Olgeta

3rd person pl. (they, them)
All Olgeta man oli no kam evriwan. Not all of the people came.
Extraordinarily Ples hot we i hot olgeta It is extraordinarily hot.
Completely
Forever, for good Yu go bae yu go olgeta? When you go, will it be for good?
An expression of surprise Olgeta! Hu i talem olsem? Boy! Who said that?
Folks, guys, everybody Olgeta, mi mi stap traem blong slip Folks, I’m trying to sleep.

Blong wanem?

Why? (for what purpose)

Feel well

Harem gud

Or not

No nogat

Read

Ridim

Nettle

Nanggalat

Dance ground

Nasara

bislama

Bot

Boat
Dinghy (also dinggi, openbot)
Launch
Speedboat (also spidbot, lanis)

Taswe

Hem i sik, taswe hem i no kam long wok tedei

Therefore, That”s the reason that (clause initial marker)

He’s sick, that’s why he hasn’t come to work today

Les

Lazy
Sick (of something), bored
Tired, weary
Can’t stand Mi les long man ia I can’t stand that guy.

Nambahaf
Nambawan

Not quite the best
The best

Nambahaf
Nambawan

Not quite the best
The best

Day before yesterday

Bifo yestedei

Week before last

Bifo las wik

Month before last

Bifo las manis

Bifo yestedei

Day before yesterday

Bifo las wik

Week before last

Bifo las manis

Month before last

Some time ago, a while back

Bifo finis

A long time ago, ages ago

Bifo bifo

Twig

Smolsmol stik

Twig

Smolsmol stik

Frut

Fruit
Any individually sold item taken out of a packet, e.g. biscuit, teabag, cigarette, aspirin tablet

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