- adjective, adverb
1. longpela
- a long day longpela de
- Cut the tree into long pieces.
Katim diwai longpela longpela. - He stayed for a long time.
Em i stap longpela taim. - I haven’t seen her for a long time.
Mi no lukim em longpela taim.
2. longwe (distance)
- It’s a long way off.
Em i stap longwe. - I am a long way from home.
Mi stap longwe long ples.
3. long ago longtaim bipo
- I came a long time ago.
Mi kam longtaim pinis. - Stay as long as you like.
Yu mas stap long laik bilong yu.
4. long-legged muruk
- verb (to long for something) sori long, kari long, dai long, laikim tru, bai indai long
- I long to eat taro.
Mi dai long kaikai taro. - I long to be at home.
Mi sori long pies.