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Deborah Salle
Aug 25, 20232 min read
Tok Pisin Verb Categories
Tok Pisin Verb Categories This blog should be treated as a draft, for it is a draft and will continuously be edited in light of new...
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Deborah Salle
Aug 25, 20231 min read
Amamas bilong tisa
Gutpela sumatin. Gutpela tru. Taim yu toktok gut. Tisa i amamas! Gutpela sumatin. Yu wokhat tru. Taim yu kamapim nupela sentens. Tisa i...
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Deborah Salle
Aug 25, 20231 min read
Longwe Longwe
Longwe, longwe. I no klostu. Hait, hait. I no ples klia. Hot na kol. I no wankain. Pret, pret. I no strong. Giaman, giaman. I no tru....
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Deborah Salle
Aug 24, 20231 min read
A sisterhood of candles
A candle with multicoloured flames. You stood out. Fluorescent and bright. The colours you brought. were unpredictable, adventurous,...
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Deborah Salle
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Last Minute
Last minute. Scram scramble. Typing away. Rushing away. Thinking fast. It's minutes away, seconds away. Heartbeats and brain sparks. The...
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Deborah Salle
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Meanings of 'Yet' in Tok Pisin and 'Yu Yet'
Tok Pisin meanings of 'yet' are described below. Tok Pisin English Analysis Mi yet. I myself. Doing something alone/on the...
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Deborah Salle
Aug 16, 20231 min read
Sleep mantra
Beautiful heart, Sleep in love, God is watching over you. Quiet soul, Rest in peace, God is fighting your battles. Be bold, be merry, be...
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Deborah Salle
Aug 13, 20231 min read
Natural Crown
An interesting place. Often forgotten. Skin and pores on my cerebrum. A natural crown. Often unpolished. Centerpiece of my physical...
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Deborah Salle
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Grief Salon
Nogat man i dai, Tasol mi laik krai ya! Kam krai wantaim mi, poro. Baksait long haus, as bilong diwai, sait long wara, het bilong maunten...
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Deborah Salle
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Krai Sore
Ol krai sore bilong mi, God i harim. Ol bel krai bilong mi, God i save. Ol aiwara bilong mi, God i lukim. Isi isi, Em i tokim mi. Ol krai...
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Deborah Salle
Aug 12, 20231 min read
My 'Kube' (Tok Pisin slang for roommates or cubemates)
Don't read on. I got nothing but sadness to spew. Out of my heart. Into the wind. Like a candle put out in an instant. My positivity has...
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Deborah Salle
Aug 7, 20231 min read
The Bank
We ride at dawn. We stand in line. We toast in the morning rays. Bake in the midday heat. Burn in the afternoon sun. Come join me. I’ll...
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Deborah Salle
May 6, 20231 min read
How to Write Professionally in Tok Pisin Part 1
If you are approached by someone to translate from English or any other language into Tok Pisin, then congratulations! Here's what you...
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Deborah Salle
Apr 23, 20231 min read
Tok Pisin Translation Strategies; English Nouns Part 1
This is my translation strategy for two types of English nouns 1) Nouns ending with -ion or -ing 2) Nouns ending with -ability 1) English...
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Deborah Salle
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Hones Politisen (Honest Politician)
I promis. (Promising.) I mekim. (Fulfilling the promise.) I promis. (Promising.) I mekim. (Fulfilling the promise.) Olsem papa bilong...
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Deborah Salle
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Hatwok Man (Hardworking Person)
I wok long san. (Working during the day) I wok long nait. (Working during the night) I wok long san. (Working when the sun is shining) I...
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Deborah Salle
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Giaman Politisen (Lying Politician)
I promis, (promising) I senis. (changing) I promis, (promising) I senis. (changing) Olsem man paul man, i tok gris tasol long kisim skel....
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Deborah Salle
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Les Man (Lazy Person)
I kaikai, (eating) I slip, (sleeping) I kaikai, (eating) I slip. (sleeping) Olsem king. (Like a king) Olsem bos i gat planti wokmanmeri....
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Deborah Salle
Mar 25, 20232 min read
Informal Tok Pisin Writing Styles Part 4: Verbs that act as adjectives
If you have read my other 3 posts on Informal Writing Styles, you would have learnt about The omission of final sounds (mekim becomes...
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Deborah Salle
Feb 19, 20231 min read
Papua New Guinean Languages and Provincial Boundaries, the Case of New Britain Island.
Do you know of languages that cross over provincial boundaries in Papua New Guinea? Why is this piece of information important? A recent...
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