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wai

why (usually bilong wanem, watpo).

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waia

wire, cable

  • Diwai pundaun long waia na mipela i no gat pawa.
    A tree fell on the electric wire and we have no power.
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wail

1. wild

  • Go long maket na baim sampela abus bilong wail pik.
    Go to the market and buy some wild pig meat.

2. angry (also wel)

  • Papa i wail nogut tru.
    Father is really angry.
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wailman

crazy

  • Taim yu spak tumas yu kamap wailman.
    When you drink too much you go crazy.
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wain

wine

  • Ol i save salim ret na wait wain long haus kaikai.
    They sell red and white wine at the restaurant.
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waira

immigrant

  • Em ol i no as ples, em ol lain waira i kam long bikples.
    They’re not from here, they’re immigrants from the mainland.
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wait, waitpela

white

  • Kala bilong siot em wait.
    The colour of the shirt is white.
  • Mi laikim wanpela waitpela siot.
    I would like a white shirt.
  • waitpela hap bilong ai conjunctiva
  • waitpela bilong skru i pinis (also gris bilong skru i pinis) osteoarthritis
  • waitpela karamap bilong skru cartilage
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waitman

white man, European (see also: Yuropen, mastamisis)

  • Planti ol meri PNG i maritim waitman pinis.
    Many PNG women have married Europeans.

See also: European Exploration in Papua New Guinea

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waitskin

a white, a European, an albino

  • Pikinini em i waitskin, tasol em i no waitman.
    The child is white, but he is not a European.
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waitspot

‘white spot’ skin disease.

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