Pidgin-English to English Dictionary

ASOWEI		like that! that's the way to do it!
ASPIRIN	n	aspro, aspirin.
ASTADEI	adv	yesterday.
ASTADEIBIPO	adv	day before yesterday.
ATUN	n	tunny fish.
AUPA	n	native spinach (Aramanthus gangeticus).
AVEN	n	oven.
BAEM	v.t.	buy, pay, recompense.
BAEMBAI	adv	afterwards, later, in time, then (future).
BAGARAP	v.i.	break, become impaired, have an accident to, become exhausted or injured, disintegrate.
BAGARAPIM	v.t.	destroy, break, etc., rape, render useless.
BAI	conj	then, after that, in order that, in consequence, so that.~,
BAIBAI	n	short stunted palm-like tree with a feathery leaf about 21ft. long, growing from the crown of a scarred trunk, on which is borne a single round collective fruit about 6in. in diameter. The trunk may be branched and the tree lives to a great age.
BAIBEL	n	Bible (also BUK-TAMBU)
BAIRA	n	hoe
BAK	n	pocket
BAKSAIT	n	back (anat), rear, back
BAKTRAUSIS	n	trousers' pocket
BAL	n	ball
BALAISIM	v.t.	Splice
BALATIFUL	n	bloody fool
BALUS	n	pigeon or aeroplane
BANANA	n	banana
BANIS	n	fence enclosure or compound, ribs; bandage
BANISIM	v.t	fence, encircle, enclose, bar
BAPTISIMO	n	baptism (Also WAS-WAS)
BARATA	n	relative of same generation and same sex (can be either a male or a female); also friendly term of address.
BASAT	n	bastard, a term of abuse
BASIKET	n	basket
BATA	n	butter
BATAN	n	button
BATIRI	n	battery, torch cell
BAUT	v.t	put about (Naut.)
BAUTIM	v.t	put about (Naut.)
BEG	n	bag
BEINIT	n	bayonet
BEITEN	v.i.	give honour (beiten long ...)
BEK	adv	back
BEKBOT	n	port side (Naut.)
BEKIM	v.i.	recompense, pay back, give back, return, avenge, reply.
BEKPAUDA		baking powder
BEKLAIN	n	rope running from mast head to stern; also rope capable of being used for that purpose. (Naut.)
BEL	n	abdomen, also believed to be seat of mind and emotions; belly: fuselage of aeroplane.
BELIHAT	a	state of anger or lust aroused.
BELO	n	bell, period of rest from work usually denoted by a signal
BELO BEK	n	signal to return to work
BELO KAIKAI	n	luncheon, signal to have meal break
BENSIN	n	benzine
BERET	n	bread
BET	n	bed, deck of canoe, resting place, shelf.
BETSEIL	n	canvas hammock, canvas stretcher bed.
BIA	n	beer
BIGHET	v.i	boast, talk arrogantly, or insolently
BIGHET	n	idle boaster, upstart
BIHAIN	adv	later, after, following, at the rear of
BIK	a	big
BIKBEL	n	fat man; toadfish
BIKBOT	n	large vessel
BIKBUS	n	jungle, virgin bush
BIKDAONBILO	n	hold of a ship
BIKGAN	n	cannon, piece of ordnance
BIKJUDS	n	judge
BlKKAMPANI	n	New Guinea Gold or Bulolo Gold Dredging
BIKMAUS	v.i.	shout, talk in a loud voice, protest loudly, boast.
BIKMAUS	n	man of loud words and no deeds, skite; also codfish
BIKNAIT	n	around midnight
BIKPELA		large, big, important, great, huge.
BIKPLES		mainland
BIKROT		main road
BIKSAN	n	the hours around midday
BIKSI	n	angry sea
BIKTAWN	n	Rabaul
BIL		See also BL-, BOL-
BILAK	a	black
BILAK BOKIS	n	flying fox; LIKLIK BILAK BOKIS-bat
BILAK MISION	n	black mission helper
BILAKPELA	a	black
BILAKPELA KOKI	n	black cockatoo
BILAKSIKIN	n	black people
BILANKET	n	blanket
BILAS	a	flash, conceited, dressed or decorated; n., ornaments or decorations.
BILAS	v.i	show off, be conceited; put on ceremonial dress, ornaments or decorations.
BILASIM	v.t.	decorate, paint or deck with ornaments
BILESIM	v.t.	bless
BILINAT	n	betel nut: also the tree - family palma, areca catechu and areca macrocarpara tall slender palm with hard palmate branches and cluster of nuts about 1in. long. Cultivated by the natives in coastal areas. Also called BUOI. Mildly narcotic when chewed.
BILIP	n	belief (miss.)
BILIPIM	v.t.	believe in
BILOK	n	puller block
BILOKIM	V.t.	to block, as in boxing
BILUPELAPIS	n	blue parrot fish about 12in. long
BILUT	n	blood, sap, glue.
BIMBI	n	butterfly
BIN		auxiliary verb to form Past Perfect Indicative
BIN	n	bean
BINATANG		generic term for insects.
BIPI	n	Burns Philp. (Distinguished between this and PIPI)
BIPO	adv	before. in the past
BIPOTAIM	adv	once upon a time, formerly
BIR		Also see BR-
BIRELA	n	umbrella.
BIRIS	n	bridge, wharf
BIRIS KANDA		cane suspension bridge
BIRUM	n	broom
BIRIMIM	v.t.	sweep, round up
BIS	n	beads
BISOP	n	bishop
BISIKIT	n	biscuit
BISNIS	n	clan relationship, clan brother (vide MISMIS); living or trade.
BL-		Also see BIL- and BOL-
BOI		indentured labourer, native
BOILIM	v.t.	boil (as in boil water, not the skin infection)
BOINIM	v.t.	burn, wound with a bullet
BOKIS	n	box; external female genitals; square boxlike fish about 9in. long which inflates itself when danger is imminent
BOKISAIN	n	iron dispatch box
BOKIS AIS	n	ice chest
BOKIS KAIKAI	n	food safe or food box
BOKIS LAM	n	lamp box
BOKIS MARESIN	n	medicine chest
BOKIS MUSIK		gramophone
BOKIS PIKSA	n	camera
BOKSIN		boxing, boxing gloves
BOL	n	scrotum, lead, bullet
BOLOK	n	Pulley block
BOLONG		be part of, be characterized by, be owned by: conj., for the purpose of, because, on account of; prep., of, for. Vide grammar.
BOLONGEN		poss. pronoun, 3rd person; follows object possessed
BOMBOM		cocoanut palm frond; v.i., fish with bombom torches
BONAN	n	two narrow oblique muscles behind the kidney and inside the abdominal cavity.
BONON	n	dugong (also BULMAKAU BOLONG SOLWARA)
BOR	n	drill, auger; v.t., borim.
BOSAI		bullseye
BOSBOI	n	native foreman in charge of group of natives
BOSIM		be in charge of (men or things), have the care of
BOSKIRU	n	(boss of the) crew
BOT	n	boat
BOTOL	n	bottle, obsidian
BOTOLWARA		water bottle
BOTOLWEL	n	oil bottle
BR-		See also BIR, BAR-, BOR-
BRAS	n	brass buckles, etc., on police uniform, brassware
BRASPEN	n	haversack
BRINGIM	v.t.	take along, lead or conduct, fetch, bring (word or news).
BROS	n	brush
BROS	n	chest
BROSIM	v.t.	brush
BRUK	a & v.i.	broken, break
BRUKIM		break, fold, dig or cut (ground)
BRUS	n	leaf tobacco, cigar.
BUK	n	boil, knot, lump, notch
BUK TAMBU	n	Bible
BULMAKAU	n	cow, bullock, dugong
BUM		long pole to extend the bottom of a sail, boom (Naut.)
BUN	n	bone
BUNARA	n	an archer's how
BUNATING	a	emaciated.
BUNG	n	meeting or gathering, market
BUNG	v.i.	gather together, flock, congregate
BUNGIM	v.t.	put in one heap, make a pile, collect together
BUOI	n	betel nut, betel nut palin; see BIJANAT.
DAI	n	death
DAI	v.i.	referring to past means to die - LONGTAIM I DAI NAU; faint; (of engines) cease; (of lamps or fire) be extinguished; TOK I DAI NAU - matter to be regarded as settled, no more argument; become anesthetized.
DAI L0NG	v.t.	to want badly, long for
DAI PINIS	v.i.	die, died
DINAMAIT	n	dynamite
DAKA	n	green coloured fruit of the small pepper vine (piper betle). It is hard, about the thickness of a pencil and two to four inches long. It is chewed with betel nut and is peppery to taste.
DAN	a	cooked
DANGIL	n	mackerel
DARAI	a	dry, withered
DARAI	n	ripe cocoanut
DARAIDOK	n	slipway to careen boats or repair them
DARAIWARA	n	low tide
DATI	a	soiled, unclean; n.. hair, spittle, finger- and toenails, excreta. part of intimate clothing or scraps of tasted food -all the-e are referred to as DATI when they are used to bewitch the person Who owns them.
DATI TUMAS	a	filthy
DAUN	adv	below, underneath, down. PLES DAUN - the Earth
DAUNIM	v.t.	put down, swallow
DAUNPILO	adv	down below, below
DEO	prop.n.	God
DISPELA	dem.a.	this
DEWEL	n	soul, shadow, reflection, image.
DEWEL TAKONDO	prop.n.	Holy Ghost
DIDIMAN	n	Department of Agriculture, field staff of same
DINAUR	n	debt, obligation
DIP	n	dipping halyard on top gaff of a sail
DRING	v.t.	drink