A candle with multicoloured flames. You stood out. Fluorescent and bright. The colours you brought. were unpredictable, adventurous,...

Last minute. Scram scramble. Typing away. Rushing away. Thinking fast. It's minutes away, seconds away. Heartbeats and brain sparks. The...

Tok Pisin meanings of 'yet' are described below.

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...

An interesting place. Often forgotten. Skin and pores on my cerebrum. A natural crown. Often unpolished. Centerpiece of my physical...

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...

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...

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...

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...

If you are approached by someone to translate from English or any other language into Tok Pisin, then congratulations! Here's what you...

This is my translation strategy for two types of English nouns

I promis. (Promising.) I mekim. (Fulfilling the promise.) I promis. (Promising.) I mekim. (Fulfilling the promise.) Olsem papa bilong...

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...

I promis, (promising) I senis. (changing) I promis, (promising) I senis. (changing) Olsem man paul man, i tok gris tasol long kisim skel....

I kaikai, (eating) I slip, (sleeping) I kaikai, (eating) I slip. (sleeping) Olsem king. (Like a king) Olsem bos i gat planti wokmanmeri....

If you have read my other 3 posts on Informal Writing Styles, you would have learnt about The omission of final sounds (mekim becomes...

Do you know of languages that cross over provincial boundaries in Papua New Guinea? Why is this piece of information important? A recent...

Tok Pisin is growing. As Tok Pisin speakers interact with English, new words are borrowed and used to express Papua New Guinea's current...

These maps can be downloaded here https://pnglanguages.sil.org/resources/language_maps Click on each map to see the names of languages in...

Is 'paining' an English word? Nope. Not in British, North American or Australian English. Have you ever heard it used before? Maybe. What...