Category: T

to time someone or something

• Em belo na bos i taimim mi.
  It is lunch time and the boss is timing me.
• Yumi mas taimim wokabaut bilong yumi.
  We must time our walk.

mushroom, edible fungus

• Talinga i stap long saksak.
  There are mushrooms on the sago.

okari nut tree and nuts, tropical almond tree and fruit

• Wanpela draipela diwai talis i stap long graun bilong Pita.
  There is a large okari nut tree on Peter’s property.

See also:

• Okari in Papua New Guinea
• Sea Almond in Papua New Guinea

to type

• Em i save long taip.
  He/She knows how to type.

eel.

1. time

• Wanem taim nau?
  What is the time?
• ritim taim to tell the time
  • Mi mas skulim pikinini long ritim taim.
    I must teach the child how to tell the time.
• sampela taim sometimes
• taim bihain the future
  • Mi wari long laip bilong pikinini bilong yumi long taim bihain.
    I am concerned about our children’s future.
• taim bipo the past
  • Em i bilong taim bipo.
    It/He/She belongs to the past.
• taim nogut 1. bad weather; 2. troubled times
  • Bikpela win i kamapim taim nogut.
    The strong wind brought in bad weather.
  • Em i taim nogut na mipela i no ken raun long nait.
    These are troubled times, so we cannot go out at night.

2. season

• taim bilong ren the wet season
• taim bilong san the dry season

3. when

• Taim brata bilong mi i kam long haus, yumi ken i go.
  When my brother comes home, we can leave.

4. while

• Taim mi wokabaut i go long maket, mi lukim yu.
  When I was going to the market, I saw you.

5. then, at that time

• Siapan i pait wantaim ol waitman long dispela taim.
  The Japanese were at war with the Westerners at that time.
• taim bilong karim expected date of delivering a baby

6. repetition

• Hamas taim bai mi tokim yu long baim dinau bilong yu?
  How many times do I have to tell you to pay your debts?
• tupela taim twice
  • Kisim marasin tupela taim long wan wan de.
    Take the medicine twice daily.

FYI

The time throughout PNG is 10 hours ahead of UTC (GMT). When it’s noon in PNG it will be noon in Sydney, 9am in Jakarta, 2am in London, 9pm the previous day in New York and 6pm the previous day in Los Angeles. There is no daylight saving (summer time) in PNG.

You will inevitably encounter ‘Melanesian time’ at some point, the habit throughout Melanesia (and all the South Pacific) of putting a low premium on punctuality.

green land snail shell

• Bubu meri i wokim bilas long talibung.
  The grandmother made decoration from snail shells.

1. sell

• Wanpela meri i salim kuka long maket.
  A woman is selling crabs at the market.

2. send

• Jon i askim papa bilong em long salim mani.
  John asked his father to send him some money.
• salim i kam send here
• Em salim i kam olgeta samting bilong mi.
  She sent me all my things.
• salim i go send away (from the speaker)
• Mi salim i go olgeta samting bilong em.
  I sent her all her things.
• salim tok (send talk) send a message
• Mi salim tok i go long mama bilong mi long ples pinis.
  I have sent a message to my mother in the village.

3. to supply

Protestant church leader

• Talatala i kam long ples.
  The church leader has come to the village.

the north-west monsoon

• Taleo i karim planti ren i kam long ples bilong mipela.
  The north-west monsoon brings much rain to our village.