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Tag: Body Parts (Tok Pisin)
tit
teeth
- Yumi gat tang na ol tit long maus.
We have a tongue and teeth in our mouth. - Tit bilong lapun i pen.
The old man has a toothache. - tit i gat windua bilong em (teeth have window belong him) a broken-off tooth
tang
1. tongue
- Insait long maus i gat tang na planti ol tit.
Inside the mouth there is a tongue and many teeth. - Dokta i glasim tang bilong mi.
The doctor examined my tongue. - givim tang stick out one’s tongue
- Yangpela meri i givim tang long mi.
The young girl stuck her tongue out at me.
2. tank
- Tang i pulap long wara.
The tank is full of water.
skin (Tok Pisin)
skin, hide pod, husk, shell, rind
- skin bilong haus outside wall of a house
- skin bilong kiau an egg shell
- skin bilong trausel turtle shell
- skin bilong kokonas coconut husks
- skin hat fever, malaria
- skin guria tremor, shivering
- skin i guria (skin (be) tremble) to shiver
- Skin bilong yu i guria o nogat?
Have you been shivering? - skin i hat to have a fever
- Skin bilong yu i hat o nogat?
Do you have a temperature / fever? - skin i kol (skin (be) cold) to have the chills
- skin i wara (skin (be) water) to sweat
- Skin i les.
I don’t feel like doing it. - skin i slek wrinkled skin, to feel weak, tired, lazy
- skin indai give up, loser
- Skin bilong yu i sikarap sikarap?
Is your skin itchy? - skin diwai bark of a tree
- No ken rausim skin diwai. Nogut diwai bai bagarap.
Don’t remove the bark. Otherwise the tree will be damaged. - skin palai lizard skin (used to cover drums)
- skin pas an envelope
- Putim pas insait long skin pas na go long pos opis long salim i go.
Put the letter in an envelope and go to the post office to send it off. - Raitim nem bilong em long skin pas.
Write his name on the envelope. - skin pilo a pillow case
- Senisim skin pilo.
Change the pillow cases. - Yu pilim skin les (olgeta taim)?
Do you feel tired (all the time)?
pes
1. face
- pes i tudak (face (be) too dark) to frown
- Sampela meri Motu i gat mak long pes bilong ol some.
Motu women have tattoos on their faces.
2. in front
- Go sanap long pes long haus.
Go stand in front of the house.
3. a page
- Opim buk bilong yu na ritim pes ten.
Open your book and read page ten.
pinga
finger
- Wanpela sumatin i brukim pinga bilong em.
A student broke his finger. - pinga blong lek toe
- bikpela pinga bilong lek big toe
- bikpela pinga, nambawan pinga thumb
popo
maus
mouth, beak of bird, voice, opening into something
- arere bilong maus lip
- Bihainim maus bilong tisa.
Repeat after the teacher. - bilong tupela maus deceitful
- kisim maus act as the spokesperson
- maus bilong to speak on behalf of
- maus bilong paus cervix
- pasim maus keep quiet
- Ol memba i maus bilong ol manmeri long Palamen.
The members are the people’s voice in Parliament. - tok maus the spoken word
kru
1. a sprout, a bud, a young shoot, a seedling
- kru bilong banana banana shoot
2. kru i kamap to sprout
3. brain
4. crew on a PMV or ship (also boskru)
kiau
1. an egg
- kiau bilong golip pearl
- kiau bilong kakaruk chickens’ eggs
- painim kiau long bus hunt for birds’ eggs in the forest
- raun olsem kiau oval
- sindaun long kiau, slip long kiau to brood eggs
2. a bulb
- Kiau bilong lait i paia pinis.
The light bulb is burnt out.
3. testicle