Category: R

1. rubbish

• Karim rabis i go ausait.
  Take the rubbish out.

2. poor, low class or status

• Ol taun i pulap long rabis lain.
  There are many poor people in towns.

3. worthless, useless

• Ol sekonhan klos yu karim i kam, ol i rabis tru.
  The second-hand clothes you brought me are really useless.

rubbish bin.

1. ridicule, put someone down, denigrate

• Papa i kros na rabisim mi.
  My father was angry and put me down.

2. make fun of

• Ol meri i rabisim danis bilong mipela.
  The women made fun of our dancing.

a poor man or woman, a beggar, someone of low status

• No gat wanpela man long lukautim ol rabisman bilong taun.
  Nobody helps the urban poor.

backpack, rucksack

• Kaikai i stap long raksak.
  The food is in the backpack.

rugby

• Mi sapotim Blus long ragbi.
  I support the Blues in rugby.
• Em wanpela ragbi klab.
  It’s a rugby club.
• Nupela tim i bin givim skul long trupela stail long ple ragbi.
  The new team showed how to really play rugby.

FYI: Rugby League in PNG

• The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) is the governing body of the sport in PNG.
• The Kumuls are the men’s national team, who play in international competitions including the NRL-run annual Pacific Test and the Rugby league World Cup.
• The Raggianas are the women’s national team, debuting in the 2017 Women’s World Cup.
• The PNG Hunters are a Port Moresby-based club side playing in Australia’s second-tier Queensland Cup Competition.
• The Digicel Cup is a nationwide, franchised-based, top-tier competition in PNG.
• There are several provincial leagues in PNG including in Port Moresby, Lae, Goroka, Hagen, and Kokopo. Some clubs run men’s, women’s and junior teams.

the south-east trade winds (May to October for the north coast of mainland PNG)

• Long taim bilong rai, i no gat ren long Madang.
  In the south-east season, it does not rain in Madang.
• I no taim bilong rai.
  It is not the dry season.

the Rai Coast (in Madang Province).

a rifle (see gan)

• Polis i karim raifol i kam.
  Armed police are on their way.