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Tag: Animals (Tok Pisin)
snek
a snake, a worm, a maggot, a leech (see rabasnek)
- Em i wanpela snek bilong mekim dai man.
It’s a poisonous snake. - snek bilong bel worm infestation
- Planti liklik snek bilong dringim blut i stap long ples i gat wara.
There are many leeches in the wet lands.
sak
shark
- I gat planti sak long solwara.
There are many sharks in the sea. - Ol Saina i save wokim sup long pul bilong sak.
The Chinese make shark fin soup.
spaida
spider
- Spaida i gat 8-pela lekhan na i save wokim umben.
A spider has eight legs and makes a web. - Spaida i wokim umben long diwai.
The spider spun a web in a tree.
sipsip
sheep
- Sampela lain long Hailans i save lukautim sipsip.
Some people in the Highlands keep sheep.
See also: Sheep and Goats in Papua New Guinea
paul
1. fowl, chicken (also kakaruk)
- Ol paul i save slip insait long banis bilong ol.
The chicken sleep in their enclosure.
2. immoral
- Dispela meri i paul nabaut.
This woman is immoral.
3. confused, mixed up
- Tingting bilong em i paul.
His thoughts are confused.
pik
1. pig
- Tomas i go long baim wanpela pik.
Thomas has gone to buy a pig. - hap lek pik leg of pig (used in traditional exchanges)
- gris bilong pik lard
- pik man male pig or boar
- pik meri sow
2. pork
- Mi laik kaikai pik.
I like to eat pork.
3. pick (also pika)
- Yusim pik long brukim graun.
Use the pick to break up the ground.
See also: Pigs in Papua New Guinea
pis
1. fish
- Pis i pipia nating long rip.
There are plenty of fish on the reef. - Em i laik baim pis bilong meri bilong en.
He wants to buy fish for his wife. - Yu laik baim pis?
Would you like to buy some fish? - pisfam fish farm
- pispon fishpond
2. peace
See also: Marine Resources in Papua New Guinea
pisin
1. a bird
- Ol pisin i save plai long skai.
Birds fly in the sky.
2. a clan, a totem
- Yu bilong wanem pisin?
To what clan do you belong?
pato
a duck
- Pato i wok long swim long wara.
The duck is swimming in the water. - pato-lek (duck legs) – waddling person