Dictionary
2,258+ Bislama words
200+ results
grandparent
abu
eye
ae
island
aelan
ice
aes
freezer, refrigerator
aesbokis
outside
afsaed
afterwards
afta
after
afta long
pursue, chase
aftarem
afternoon
aftenun
agree
agri
axe
akis
accident
aksiden
allowed
alao
allow
alawem
OK, you go, farewell
ale
💡 common spoken farewell, also used to prompt action
alcohol
alkol
umbrella
ambrela
army
ami
animal
anamol
uncle
angkel
nephew
smol angkel
onion
anian
underneath
aninit
ant
anis
answer
ansarem
answer
ansa
up, on top, above
antap
on
antap long
auntie
anti
niece
smol anti
mother's sister, aunt
smol mama
out
aot
remove
aotem
outboard motor
aotbod
apple
apol
arrow
ara
orange
aranis
bean
ariko
bottom
as
ask
askem
perhaps, I think
ating
💡 common spoken uncertainty marker
avocado
avoka
bad behaviour
badfasin
enemy
badfren
bad luck
badlak
goodbye
baebae
broken, ruined
bagarap
💡 very common; from English 'bugger up'
break, ruin
bagaremap
back
bak
again
bakegen
bucket
baket
future tense marker (emphatic/formal)
alt: baebambae
💡 standard written form; 'bae' is the common spoken shortcut
future tense marker (will)
bae
💡 common spoken shortcut for 'bambae'; place before verb: 'bae mi go' = I will go
bamboo
bambu
banana
banana
bundle, bunch
bandel
bank
bang
basket, bag
basket
bicycle
baskel
bus
bas
butter
bata
battery
batri
but, however
be
insect, bug
bebet
baby
bebi
bed
bed
belly, stomach
bel
petrol, gasoline
bensin
bury
berem
beer
bia
💡 ONLY means beer; do NOT use for beautiful — use 'naes' for beautiful/nice
before, previously
bifo
big
big
dignitary, adult man of status
bigman
💡 cultural term; refers to men of influence in kastom society
past tense marker (did, was, have done)
bin
💡 standard written form; place before verb: 'mi bin go' = I went / I had gone
busy
bisi
biscuit, cracker
biskit
business
bisnis
beat, exceed, more than
bitim
between
bitwin
blood
blad
black
blak
blanket
blangket
blame
blemem
block
blokem
of, for, from, belong to (possession/purpose/origin)
alt: bloblong
💡 standard written form; 'blo' is a common spoken shortcut
blue
blu
body
bodi
boy
boe
boil
boelem
box
bokis
ball
bol
burn, give birth to
bonem
tuna
bonit
boss
bos
boat
bot
bottle
botel
brother
brata
bread
bred
breadfruit
bredfrut
break
brekem
brain
bren
bridge
brij
broken
brok
grandparent
bubu
grandchild
smol bubu
book
buk
bullock, cow, beef
buluk
bone
bun
the bush, jungle
bus
dad, father
dadi
dive, diver
daeva
dark
dak
forest, jungle
dakbus
dance
danis
down, low
daon
dead, death
ded
different
defren
day
dei
devil, demon, ghost
devel
dig
digim
lunch
dina
deep
dip
deep sea, ocean
dipsi
door
doa
dog
dog
doctor
dokta
daughter
dota
rubbish, dirty
doti
dry
drae
driver
draeva
drive
draevem
dress
dres
drink
dring
drunk
drong
drop
dropem
breakfast
dring ti
💡 'drinking tea' — common term for breakfast
egg
eg
eight
eit
he, she, it (short form)
alt: hemem
💡 short spoken variant; 'hem' is the standard written form
empty, blank
emti
anything
eni samting
engine, motor
enjin
airport
epot
earthquake
etkwek
every, each
evri
everyone, all of them
evriwan
fire
faea
five
faef
find
faenem
find out, discover
faenamaot
fight
faetem
family
famle
funny
fani
chicken, fowl
faol
far away
farawe
fashion, manner, way, custom
fasin
fart
fat
fat
fatfat
fence
fenis
face, first
fes
fix, repair
fiksim
feel
filim
finger
fingga
toe
fingga blong leg
already, finished, completed (aspect marker)
finis
💡 completion marker; place after verb: 'mi kakae finis' = I have already eaten
finish (something)
finisim
fish
fis
fever
fiva
fly
flae
flying fox, fruit bat
flaengfokis
flower, flour
flaoa
floor
floa
four
fo
forget
fogetem
forgive
fogivim
fork
fok
fall down, collapse
foldaon
follow
folem
front
fored
photograph, photo
foto
be frightened, afraid
fraet
friend
fren
fresh
fres
free
fri
because of
from
why
from wanem
because
from we
fruit
frut
full, plenty
fulap
fill
fulumap
foot
fut
garden
garen
have, got, there is/are
gat
💡 also used existentially: 'i gat' = there is/are
government
gavman
gecko
geko
girl
gel
lie, false, pretend
giaman
get up, stand up
girap
help, assist
givhan
💡 common in tourist context: 'Givhan long mi plis' = Please help me