1. taxi
- Mi baim taksi na kam long haus.
I hired a taxi to get home.
2. any small sedan car
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vot
1. a vote
- Em i givim vot long husat long kamap nupela memba?
Who did he vote for as the new member? - Em i givim vot long wantok bilong em.
He gave his vote to his kinsman.
2. to vote
- Olgeta manmeri long ples bilong mi i save vot long kaunsil ileksen.
All the adults in my village vote in the council elections.
votim
to vote for, to elect
- No ken votim em long kamap memba.
Don’t vote for him to be the MP.
sagapari
1. small mangrove garden
2. around Daru also term with meaning similar to ‘tu kina bus’
solda
shoulder
voluntia
volunteer.
volim
volume.
takis
1. tax
- Mi baim het takis long kaunsel.
I pay head tax to the Council.
2. import duty
- Gavman kisim takis long olgeta kar i kam insait long kantri.
The government charges import duty on all cars entering the country.
gai
pie
- Ol manmeri bilong Ostrelia ol i save kaikai planti pai.
Australians eat lots of pies.
gesfaia
Random phone calls made by anonymous callers – strangers who may be either men or women, but are mostly made by men. These calls are made to unknown people with whom lengthy conversations are then conducted, ‘phone friendships’ may then evolve in which gifts of phone credit are transferred.