A - Z Quick reference Ol stamba wod

Bislama English
abu grandparent ademap add up ae eye aean iron aelan island aes ice aesbokis freezer afsaed outside afta afterwards afta long after aftarem pursue aftenun afternoon agensem against agri agree akis axe aksiden accident aktem act alao allowed alawem allow ale OK, you go alkol alcohol ambrela umbrella Amerika America anamol animal angka anchor angkel uncle (smol angkel) nephew anian onion aninit underneath anis ant ansa(rem) answer antap up, on top, above antap long on anti auntie (smol anti) niece aot out (lego ples) leave aranis orange ariko bean as bottom asis ash askem ask ating perhaps baebae goodbye bagarap broken bak back bakegen again baket bucket baksaed backside (bam)bae in future bambu bamboo banana banana bandel bundle, bunch bang bank baondri boundary baskel bicycle basket (we oli wivim) basket (nara kaen) bag bata butter bataflae butterfly batri battery be but bebet insect bebi baby bed bed bel belly ben(em) bend bensin petrol, gasoline berem bury besdemea sea cucumber bia beer biaen behind, afterwards bifo before big big bigae gecko bigman (olsem jif) dignitary (i no pikinini) adult biliv(im) believe bin (kakae) bean (i hapen finis) been bisi busy biskit biscuit, cookie, cracker bisnis business bitim beat, more than bitwin between blad blood blaen, blaenae blind blak black blakanwaet sea snake blakpam tree fern blangket blanket blem(em) blame blesem bless blo(em) blow blokem block blong of (blong mekem wok) for (blong ples) from (man i onem) belong to blu blue blufis parrotfish bodi body boe boy boel(em) v. boil boela n. boil bokis box bol ball bolhed bald bon(em) (faea) burn bon (pikinini) be born bonem (pikinini) give birth to bonara bow and arrow bonit tuna bos boss bosta burst (faerap) explode botel bottle bransis branch braon brown bras(em) brush brata brother bred bread bredfrut breadfruit brek(em) break bren brain brij bridge brok broken brum(um) sweep bubu grandparent (smol bubu) grandchild buk book buluk bullock, cow (mit blong buluk) beef bun bone bunbun skinny burao cottonwood bus the bush busong lid, stopper but boot dabol(em) double dadi dad, father daeva v. dive, n. diver dak dark dakbus forest dakdak duck danis dance daon down, low das dust ded adj. dead, n. death defren different dei day delaet daylight (kasem delaet) until dawn denja n. danger, adj. dangerous devel devil, demon, ghost digim dig dina lunch dip deep dipen depend dipsi deep sea, ocean dis dish disaed(em) decide disaen design divelop(em) develop divos divorce doa door dolfen dolphin dog dog dokta doctor dota daughter doti (we man i sakem) rubbish (i no klin) dirty drae dry draeva driver draev(em) drive drag drug draon(em) drown (putum long wota) submerge dres dress drim dream dring drink dro(em) draw drong drunk dropem drop eg egg eit eight eiti eighty eitin eighteen eli early em he, she, it emti empty (pepa o disk) blank en end enemi enemy enjin engine, motor epot airport eria area etkwek earthquake evri every evriwan everyone, all of them faea fire faeawud firewood faef five faenem find faenemaot find out faerap (olsem volkeno) erupt (bosta) explode faet(em) fight famle family fan fan fani funny faol chicken farawe far away fas stuck fasem fasten fasfas crowded fasin fashion, manner, way fastaem beforehand fat fart fatfat fat fefte fifty feftin fifteen fenis fence fes (pat blong bodi) face (1st) first fi fee fiksim(ap) fix, repair fil field filim feel fingga finger (fingga blong leg) toe finis finished, already finisim finish fis fish fiuja future fiva fever flae fly flaengfis flying fish flaengfokis flying fox flaoa (long tri) flower (blong mekem bred) flour flas flashy flasem decorate flatem finish up floa floor flot float fo four foget(em) forget fogiv(im) forgive fok fork foldaon fall foldem fold folem follow fols false fored front fos(em) force foti forty fotin fourteen foto photograph fraen(em) fry fraet be frightened Franis (lanwis) French (ples) France fren friend frenem vt. befriend fres fresh fri free from because of from we because frut fruit ful whole fulap full

(plante) plenty fulumap fill fulwan fully fut foot garen garden gat (holem) have (got) (pat blong bodi) guts gato doughnut gavman government geko gecko gel girl get gate giaman v. (tell a) lie, adj. false girap get up gita guitar givhan help givim give glad glad glas glass (long fes) glasses glis vi. slip, adj. slippery glu glue go go goap go up gobak go back, return god god gohed continue gokros cross gowe go away granem grind graon ground gras grass grasket grass skirt gref grave grefrut grapefruit grin green (i no raep) unripe gris grease, fat gru grow gruap grow up gud good had hard haed(em) hide haf half, part hama(rem) hammer hamas how much, how many han hand, arm han(em) hunt handred hundred hang(em) hang hanggre hungry hanwaj wristwatch hao how haoa hour haos house, building haospetal hospital hapen happen hapi happy harem hear (tingting) feel haremsave understand hareap v. hurry, adv. quickly hariken hurricane hat (insaed long bodi) heart (antap long hed) hat hea hair hed head helpem help helt health hem (man ia) he, him (woman ia) she, her (samting ia) it

hemia this
( longwe) that

hevi heavy hil hill

(ples we i no level) slope

kanselem cancel kantri country kaofis dugong kaon account

(blong pemaot) bill, check kaont(em) count kap cup kapa corrugated metal karem carry, take karemaot remove karong trevally kasem catch, get (kam kasem) reach (i go kasem) until kasen cousin kastom custom, tradition kastoma customer katem cut kava kava kavarem(ap) cover up kea care kek cake kenu canoe kerosin kerosene ki key kidni kidney kik(im) kick kil (oli kilim) injury (saed, en) keel, edge kilim hit (olsem kava) toucher (i ded) kill kipim keep kis(im) kiss klaem(ap) climb klaod cloud (olbaot) fog, mist klas class, year (at school) kleva expert (wetem lif) witchdoctor klia clear klin(im) clean klinik clinic klok clock klos clothes klosap close, near klosis toilet kof cough (kaen sik) cold kofi coffee kok penis kokias sea shell kokonas coconut kokros cockroach kol(em) call kolkol cold kolektem collect kom(em) comb komplen complain kompiuta computer kon corn, maize kona corner konkon (olsem kofi) bitter (olsem laem) sour kontrak contract kontrol(em) control korel coral korosol soursop kosem cause kostem cost kot court krab crab

hinsis hinges hip heap

(blong graon) mound hipim(ap) gather histri history hok hawk hoknaet owl hol hole holem hold (holem taet) keep holede holiday honet hornet, wasp hop hope hos horse hot, hothot hot hu who huk(um) catch fish i (predicate marker) ia this (sora) ear inaf enough, capable Inglan England Inglis English insaed inside interes n. interest, adj. interested is east isi easy Ista Easter iven even jaj(em) judge jaket jacket jakol charcoal janis chance jalus jealous jea chair jekem check jenis(im) change jes (naoia nomo) just (pat blong bodi) chest jiam jump jif chief jikim be cheeky to jioj church jip cheap jo jaw joen(em) join joklet chocolate jus juice jusum choose kabis cabbage kad card kaen kind kafsaed(em) overturn (bot) capsize (olsem kava) pour kakae n. food, v. eat (kilim) bite kakao cocoa kala colour kalabus prison, jail kaliko cloth kam come (jenis) become kamera camera kamtru arrive kan vagina kandel candle

krae cry krangke stupid, crazy krik creek, gully kriket cricket Krismas Christmas Kristin Christian kros (i no hapi) angry (olsem blong Jisas) kros kruked crooked kuk(um) cook kukamba cucumber kumala sweet potato kwaet quiet kwestin(im) question kwik quick kwiktaem quickly kwota quarter laef n. life, v. live, adj. alive laekem like laem lime laen line, family laet(em) light laetning lightning laf laugh lafet festival laki n. luck, adj. lucky lakol glue lan(em) learn (tijim) teach lang lung lanis launch, boat lanwis language laos louse, flea laplap vegetable pudding las last lasos sauce lasup soup lav(em) love ledaon lie down lef left (side) legim green vegetable lego leave lektrik n. electricity lelebet a little lemon lemon les lazy let late leta letter letem let leva liver level flat leven eleven lidim lead lif leaf liftimap lift (tekem) take lised lizard lisen listen livim leave loa law lok(em) lock lokol local loli sweets, candy long (long ples blong) at (insaed long) in (antap long) on (wetem) by (i kam long) from longfala long (samting we i stanap) tall longwe long way (ples ia longwe) over there

los grouper luk(im) see, look at lukaot(em) (faenem) look for (from denja) look out (for) (olsem pikinini) look after lukluk look luksave recognise lugun lagoon lus lost lusum lose lusumaot release, untie maet perhaps maget worm, maggot makas pulp, residue maket market malet mullet malmal naked mama, mami mother man man (i no woman) male (man o woman) person (blong wan woman) husband mane money manggo mango maniok manioc, cassava manis month maot mouth mared adj. married, n. marriage maredem marry mas must, have to masin machine masis matches masket gun masrum mushroom mat mat mebi maybe medel middle mek(em) make, do meksem(ap) mix melek milk melekem squeeze out memba member meresin medicine mesej message mestem miss (no winim) fail mi I, me mifala we, us (me and others) milpat centipede, millipede minit minute misis white woman mit meat mitim meet miting meeting mitufala we, us (me & another) miusik music mo more (wetem) and mobeta better moning morning moskito, mostik mosquito moto motorcycle mun moon mustas (long nus) moustache (long jo) beard mustasfis goatfish muv(um) move nabangura tamanu nabisa bead tree naduldule red silkwood naef knife naen nine

naenti ninety naentin nineteen naes nice naet night naf enough, capable nakaemas black magic nakamal meeting house nakatambol dragon plum nakavika Malay apple nakato hermit crab nalake ankle rattle nalaklak white-eye (bird) nalnal club nalumlum moss, lichen (long wota) algae (long solwota) seaweed namala hawk namalao incubator bird namambe Tahitian chestnut namarae eel namariu Acacia tree namba number nambagura tamanu nambangga banyan tree nambas penis wrapper nambatri third nambatu second (2nd) nambawan first, best nambilak rail (bird) nambirimbiri sea hearse, lantern tree nambiru swamphen nambuton navel namele cycad tree nameme slug nananara New Guinea rosewood nandingori ylang-ylang nandae wild nutmeg nandao native lychee nangae native almond nanggalat nettle tree nanggaria victory leaf nanggol land diving nani goat nao, naoia now naolasi poisonwood naora (blong wota) crayfish (blong solwota) lobster (smol) shrimp naos great hog plum nara other, another narara Indian coral tree nasara ceremonial ground nasiko kingfisher nasivi plover nasiviru lorikeet nasonal national nat nut natalae clam nataroa white-throated pigeon natavoa sea almond nating unimportant (no nating) not at all natongtong mangrove tree natora island teak navangge ankle rattle navara sprouting coconut navele bush nut navenue Macaranga tree navisa Fijian asparagus nawimba imperial pigeon

nawita octopus
(longfala nawita) squid

pentem paint pig pig

(mit blong pig) pork pijin bird pikinini child piko rabbitfish pil(im) peel pima chilli pepper pinat peanuts pipol people pis (oli no faet) peace (pat) piece pisis pieces pisisim cut up pispis urine (basket blong pispis) bladder pistas peanuts plag(em) plug planem plant plante plenty, a lot plasem add up plastik plastic, container plei play plen plane pleplei v. play, n. game ples place plet plate plis please poen point polis police popo papaya, pawpaw pos post posen poison, black magic praes price praod proud pre pray prea prayer presem praise presen present prestem press priperem prepare prisen prison program programme, schedule promes promise provins province pruvum prove pua poor pubel rubbish bin, trash can pufta homosexual pul(um) pull pupu conch shell puskat cat puspus sexual intercourse pusum push putum put (putum klos) wear rabis bad, useless raep ripe raes rice raet(em) write rafta rafter ram(em) ram rao argument raon round, around raonaboat approximately raonem go round raorao argue rasras(em) grate rat rat red red redio radio ren rain

nek neck nekis next nem name nes nurse net net neva never nevamaen we although nid(im) need nil nail (blong gras) spike, thorn nildaon kneel niu new nius news Niusilan New Zealand no no, not noes noise nogud bad, no good nomata we although nomo (hem wan) just, only (i finis nao) no more nomol normal not north notis notice nus nose o or obesin aubergine, eggplant oda(rem) order oel oil ofem turn off ofis office oganaesem organise oktri whistling pine, she-oak ol, olgeta they, them olbaot all over the place olfala old, old man olsem like, as oltaem always ona owner onem (holem) own (statem) turn on open(em) open oraet alright Ostrelia Australia ova over ovasi overseas pablik public paenapol pineapple paep pipe pam(em) pump pamken pumpkin pamplimus grapefruit pandanas pandanus, screw pine panisim punish paoa power, strength paoda powder papa father papiong butterfly fish parot parrot, lorikeet pasem pass pasis passage, harbour (granem) grind pasraon move around pasta pastor pat part pati party pei pay pepa paper pem (tekem) buy (givim mane) pay

renbo rainbow rep(em) rape rere ready resa razor reshaos guesthouse resis race (ron) run reva river rid(im) read rif reef rij rich rikod(em) record rimemba remember ring(im) ring risal result rispekt(em) respect ripot(em) report rol(em) roll rod road (smol rod) track, path (fasin, tingting) way ron run ronem chase rong wrong ronwe run away rop rope (long bus) vine roten rotten ruf roof rul rule rus (blong tri) roots rus(um) roast sad sad sado shadow saed side saeklon cyclone saen(em) (i laet) shine (raetem nem) sign saes size sak shark sakem throw (sakemaot) throw away salem sell sam some samting thing san sun sanbij beach (we man i karem) sand sanem send sanpepafis triggerfish saon sound saot south sap sharp saplae supply sapos if sapraes surprised sarem shut sas expensive sat shirt sava supper (naet) evening save know (i naf) can, be able to se which, that (talem) say sef safe seftem shift sek (muvmuv) shake (sapraes tumas) shocked seken second sel shell selebretem celebrate

selef shelf sem n. shame, adj. ashamed sem, semak same seremoni ceremony seraot(em) spread, share sev(em) sieve seven seven seventi seventy seventin seventeen skul school si yes sid seed sidaon sit sik adj. sick, ill, n. sickness sikis six sikisti sixty sikistin sixteen simen cement singaot(em) call sing(im) sing singsing song siok whistling pine, sea oak sip ship sipos if sipsip sheep siro zero sista sister sitsit n. faeces, v. defaecate skae sky skel scales skelem weigh skin skin skoj sticky tape skrasem scratch skwisim squeeze slak slack (i no strong) weak slip sleep slo, sloslo slow smael smile smas smashed smasem smash smel(em) smell smok(em) smoke smol small (hem i no plante) a little (oli no plante) few smut(um) smooth snek snake snel snail snis sneeze so saw soa sore soem show sofmad mud sofsof soft sol salt solap swell solda shoulder solem (tekem kakae) swallow (putum sol long kakae) salt solwota sea (we man i karem) saltwater somap sew sop soap sora ear sori sorry sos sauce sospen saucepan sot short sotleg ground dove spaeda spider

spel rest, pause spenem spend sperem spear spes space spesel special speseli especially spia spear spirit spirit spit spit splitim split spoelem spoil spun spoon sta star stadi study stamba base, stump (stamba blong tri) trunk stanap stand stap (i no muv) stay (i gat) exist, be stasen village stat(em) start stewe long avoid stiki sticky stikim prick, jab stil(im) steal sting stink, smell stingre stingray stoa store ston(em) stone stop(em) stop stori story storian chat stret straight (tru) proper, correct (oraet) OK stretem straighten (from we i rong) correct string string (long bodi) tendon, sinew strong strong (had) hard strongskin surgeonfish, unicornfish studen student sua sure sud should suga sugar sugaken sugarcane sup soup sus shoes susut choko sutum shoot swea v. swear, n. swear word swet sweat swim bathe, swim swip(im) sweep swit sweet tabak tobacco tabu taboo (blong God) sacred, holy (i no alao) forbidden taed tired taem time taem we while, when taet tight taj(em) touch takis tax talem say, tell talemaot announce tamtam slit drum tan adj. cooked tan(em) turn

tanda thunder (laet) lightning tang (long maot) tongue (kontena) tank tangkyu thank you taon town taosen thousand taro taro taswe, tastawe therefore tata goodbye tatu tattoo tawian brother-in-law tebol table tede today tekem take tel tail telefon telephone ten ten terem tear tes just test(em) taste testi thirsty tetaem when, at that time teti thirty tetin thirteen ti tea tij(im) teach tija teacher tiklips sweetlips (fish) tin can, tin ting think tingsave realise tingting thought tintin thin titi breast toelet toilet toj torch, flashlight tok, toktok talk tokbaot talk about tomato tomato top top totel turtle trabol trouble traem try trak truck traoses trousers, pants traot (man i sik) vomit (pat blong bodi) throat tras(tem) trust tri (3) three (long garen) tree trip trip tru adj. true, adv. really tru long through tu (2) two (wan bakegen) too tudak darkness tugeta together tumas too much, very tumora tomorrow turisbot cruise ship tut tooth (bigfala tut blong pig) tusk twante twenty twelef twelve vilej village visitim visit voes voice volkeno volcano vot vote waea wire wael wild

waelbi bee waelken wild cane waen wine waes adj. wise, n. wisdom waet white waetman white person waj(em) watch wan one, a, an wanem what wantaem at once wantem want wanwan one by one (samfala) a few wari worry was(em) wash wataem, wetaem when wef wave wehem where we which, that (rod) way wea where wek(em)ap wake up welfis whale welkam welcome weples where wes west wes(tem) waste wesil whistle weswan which wet wait wetaotem without wetem with wetwet wet wik week wil wheel win wind, air (we man i pulum) breath win(im) win, succeed windo window wing wing wip(im) whip wis(im) wish wiskas (long jo) beard (long nus) moustache wiv(im) weave wof wharf wok work wokbaot walk wokem make, do wol (saed blong haos) wall (evri kantri tugeta) world wom worm woman woman (i no man) female (blong wan man) wife wota water wud wood yam yam yang young yangfala young man yelo yellow yes yes yestede yeserday yet yet, still yia year yu, yufala you yumi we, us (you and me) yumitu we, us (two of us) yusum use yutufala you (two of you)