Category: K

barbed wire (also bobwaia).

cocoa.

See also: Cocoa in Papua New Guinea

colour

• ol kain skin kala all kinds of skin colours
• kala musmus crazy person

1. prison, jail, cage

• haus kalabus prison
• wok kalabus prison labour
• kalabusman, kalabusmeri prisoner
• Snek i stap long kalabus bilong en.
  The snake is in its cage.

2. to be imprisoned, trapped

• putim long kalabus to put in prison
• Pukpuk em i kalabus pinis.
  The crocodile has been trapped.

3. prisoner

See also: The Prison System in Papua New Guinea

to imprison, to arrest, to lock up, to confine

• Kalabusim ol bulmakau long banis bilong ol.
  Shut the cattle up in their fenced area.

multi-coloured

• Dok i gat kalakala long gras bilong en.
  The dog has fur with many colours.

to dance, to jump up and down continuously

• Sampela danis long Hailans i save kalakalap.
  Some Highlands dances consist of jumping up and down continuously.

1. an earring

2. the long tail feather of a bird

3. the goldlip shell

4. name of a radio broadcasting service

1. to jump, to spring, to leap, to climb into

• Em i kalap long sip.
  He jumped onto a ship.
• Kalap i go antap long diwai.
  Climb up into the tree.
• kalap kalap olsem bal to bounce
• kalap nogut to be momentarily frightened
• Ol pasindia i laik kalap long bas.
  The passengers wanted to jump into the bus.

2. to spread, to increase

• Sik i kalap hariap.
  The disease is spreading.

3. to have sexual intercourse

4. kalap kalap to dance