Talk:Tok Pisin phrasebook
I've found a very good free tok pisin / english online dictionary that may help you, located here: http://www.calibercreations.com/pisin/
- Thanks! I couldn't help laughing at some of these translations:
- airplane: balus: pigeon (not to be confused with pidgin, which is pisin, not to be confused with pisin, which is bird, but comes from pigeon :))
- areca nut: bitolnat. The word "areca" is correct. "Betel" properly refers to a species of pepper (daka) which is chewed with buai.
- art gallery: haus tambaran: ancestor house. I'd use "haus piksa" or something like that.
- aunt, paternal: bikmama, smolmama.
- And that's just the A's. -(WT-en) phma 16:34, 18 Dec 2003 (PST)
- Further checking turns up "let bilong karapela", which I've seen before. Terry Gilsenan, who has spoken tok Pisin for over 35 years, never heard of "karapela", and suggests "rop bilong fen". -(WT-en) phma 17:03, 18 Dec 2003 (PST)
Man
editI really want to talk Tok Pisin now! --(WT-en) Evan 16:48, 18 Dec 2003 (PST)
Whoa
editWhat an amazingly fascinating language. Me too! ;-) --(WT-en) Jeremy 15:14, 20 Feb 2004 (EST)
- Yes, me three! I so want to learn this language, but books on it are expensive (I found one at Amazon for about $200). :( -- 12.148.255.202 16:49, 24 Jun 2005 (EDT)