to telephone someone (also ringim)
- Poroman bilong mi i stap longwe long narapela taun, tasol em i teliponim mi na mitupela inap long stori gut.
My friend lives in a distant town, but he rings me, and we can have a good conversation. - No ken teliponim mi.
Don’t ring me. - Ansarim telipon.
Answer the telephone. - Kisim telipon.
Take a call for someone.