to wash, to shower, to bathe
- ples waswas a bathing place
- Yumi go painim wanpela ples waswas.
Let’s look for a bathing place. - waswas nogut (wash no good) to get soaking wet
- Mi doti yet, mi no waswas yet.
I’m still dirty, I haven’t washed yet.
Tok Pisin (New Guinea Pidgin) English Bilingual Dictionary & Encyclopedia of Papua New Guinea
to wash, to shower, to bathe