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Word for the Travel Wise (01/16/07)
I just checked out the 2007 calendar of cultural events taking place in Papua New Guinea and what a line up! Go see what fantastic festivals and shows they have waiting for your viewing pleasure, then hop on one of these and go!Today's word is a Pidgin (Tok Pisin) word used in Papua New Guinea:
balus - plane
As noted in Wikipedia the word 'tok' means word or speech and the word 'pisin' means pidgin and is a Creole language spoken by about 4 million people as a second language and over a hundred thousand as a first. It is spoken in the northern mainland of Papua New Guinea. If you scroll down further you'll find a nice list of words and some pronunciation examples. As an added bonus you can learn even more words by venturing into the online Tok Pisin phrasebook, also provided by Wiki. They've actually got a great handful of links which I suggest going through them all if you're really into learning this lang. One last site I'll note here though is Robert Eklund's Tok Pisin page. It had pictures of signs, people and some audio clips. Looks a winner to learning the very basics.
Past Pidgin (Tok Pisin) words: natnat, kaikai, misis
Filed under: Learning, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Foreign Language
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Martin Hudson Mar 11th 2007 11:59AM
I spent several months in PNG, just hithing, hiking, and going down rivers. Rented a dugout canoe and driver and went up the Sepik. Slept in long houses and bought some interesting native art. In those days alot of masks were made on top of turtle shells. Incredible place but could be a little dangerous. Just use your head.