Givum titi hemi numba wan

Bislama is a great language. Not necessarily when you’re trying to explain anything with any sort of detail, due to the fact that one word here can have five+ different meanings. Whereas in America you and I are “spoiled” with five+ words, which all mean the same thing, but that pretentious beings long for to make themselves sound smarter. But, I digress. Bislama is such a fantastic language because it’s hilarious (see title!), it’s simple, and there don’t seem to be many tabu (off limit) words, unlike in our overflowing-with-political correctiveness American society. PC makes us lame.
Anyway, here are a few words/phrases that I’ve encountered thus far. You be the judge.
Givim titi hemi numba wan - Bislama
(to give titty is number one) – literal translation
Breast feeding is the best – English

1.Doa blong sit sit
(door for excrement)
Butthole

2.Taem we san I draon
(time when the sun drowns)
sunset

3.Sacum laen
(To throw out your fishing line)
To try and attract a girl with your mad skills

4.The word “pulum” (it’s got 15 different meanings!)
My favorite meaning = “to attract”
The example sentence in the Bislama dictionary =
Man ia I stap mekem masing blong pulum ol gel.
That guy perfoms love magic to attract girls.

5.Rod blong man
(rod of a man)
penis

6.Planem Fes
(to plant your face)
To fall down after you have had too much kava

8. Hem I bin kakae tel blong pik
(he ate the tail of a pig)
When someone cannot sit still

9.The word “putum” (14 meanings)
Here = “to develop”
Example sentence=
Wan bigfala boela I putum long lefsaed as blong mi.
A huge boil has developed on my left buttcheek.

10. China wantaem
(China one time)
Something that is made in China and lasts only one day.
*This is by no means a racist comment. It’s just a fact, and something that everyone here must deal with every day. Here in Vanuatu there are tons of Chinese shops, and they all sell cheap low quality crap.

That’s all for now. I hope you all find these at least partially as enjoyable as I do. I’ll post more when I get back to a computer in a few months.
Ian