Pronunciation
| English Sound – IPA | Pijin Sound – IPA | Pijin example | English Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| ch - | s - | tisa, sea, mass (haomass) | teacher, chair, much (how much?) |
| si - | sios | church | |
| sh - | s - | sot, bus, masin | short, bush, machine |
| th - | s - | maos | mouth |
| t - | torowe, torowem, ating, andanit | throw, throw away, I think, underneath | |
| th - | t – | brata, barata, bro | brother |
| d - | deswan, diswan, this wan | this one | |
| r - | nara, narawan | another, another one | |
| z - | s - | resa | razor |
| -er - | a - | mata, mada (mami), soa, faea | matter, mother, pain sore, fire |
| or; ir/er - ; | o; a/e - ; / | bon, bonem, bone, fastaem, festime (festaem) | born, burn, borne, first time |
(Recreated with IPA from and and )
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