Iumi Lanem Pijin: A Basic Course in Solomon Islands Pidgin

178 Pages·1978·3.417 MB·English

by  Francis Labu

DOCUMENT RESUME
FL 017 141
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Labu, Francis, Ed.; Marshall, Ann C., Ed.
AUTHOR
Iumi Lanem Pijin. A Basic Course in Solomon Islands
TITLE
Pidgin.
Peace Corps, Honiara (Solomon Islands).
INSTITUTION
Dec 78
PUB DATE
178p.; Best copy available.
NOTE
Guides - Classroom Use - Guides (For Teachers) (052)
PUB TYPE
English; Solomon Islands Pidgin
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Audiolingual Skills; Cultural Education; Daily Living
DESCRIPTORS
Skills; Dialogs (Language); *English; Foreign
Countries; Grammar; Introductory Courses; *Languages;
Pattern Drills (Language); *Pidgins; Pronunciation;
Second Language Instruction; Tests; Uncommonly Taught
Languages; Vocabulary; Voluntary Agencies
Peace Corps; *Solomon Islands
IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
A set of instructional materials for introductory
Solomon Islands Pidgin, an English-based pidgin, is designed for
Peace Corps volunteer language instruction. It consists of 12 units
that contain dialogues, grammar and pronunciation notes, pattern and
substitution drills, lists of vocabulary and useful expressions, and
exercises based on the language needs of the volunteer in the Solomon
Islands. (MSE)
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Iui LA7EM FIJIN:
A BASIC ccuas: II' sricivor ISLANDS =air
Adapted by Francis Labu
from T. E. Dutton, Papua New Guinea Pidgin
Edited by Ann C. Marshall
for U.S. Peace Corps/Solomon Islands
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UNIT ONE
CONVERSATION LONG ROT
Ei.GLIST{
PIDGIN
He is staying
Bili is a Malaitaman.
blong3
man
heml i2
Bili
At this point he is
in Honiara.
Hem i stap
Malaita.
4
walking along the road and is seen
.
Hem i
Honiara.
long
6
5
by a fellow Malaitaman.
long rot an
wakabaot
8
7
wantok
wanfala
hemp) lukiM hem.
(blong
10,
Heh, Bili, hi! (Lit; How, have you
Hallo Bill!. Waswe
WAPTOK:
come?)
you kam?
11
Hi! (Yee, I have come!)
kam.
Yes, mi
BILI:
12
Where are you coming from?
kam long
In sta.z
WAT:TOK:
wea
I'm coming from Kukum.
Ni stat kam long
BILI:
Kukum.
14
Where are you off to now?
wea?
An iu go go
IMMTDr:
15
I'm just walking about.
Nowhere.
Mi wakabaot
Nomoa
BILL
16
Where are you off to?
Ma iu go go
nomoa
wea ia?
I'm off to town.
Mi go go long taon
WATTOK:
ia.
17
Why?
Iu go long taon fo
BILL
wanem?
I'm going to get some money from
Ni go fo tekem samfala seleni
WANTOK;
the bank.
long bank.
3
z
C.K, see you.
''I I: Cruet yu go, {okei-lutim
C.K, see you (mate) buddy.
Ckei lukim yu wantok.
'2AMTC::
he, she, it, him, her.
it is a pronoun equivalent to
12_BEK
English, i.e. he/him
not have cases or genders as in
Pidgin personal pronouns do
she/her.
to make a pronoun the
In Pidgin it is the preferred speech pattern
introduction
leaving the noun of name as an
the subject of the sentence,
or title,:.g.
George, hem i wanfala misinare tu.
(George ig a missionary too.)
Olketa polis, olketa i no kam iet.
(The police still haven't come.)
it is reasonably acceptable to say:
Althoug h
George i wanfala misinare tu.
Olketa polis i no kam iet.
should be used particularly if the s
This pattern of the repeated pronoun
there is a chance of it getting
subject is part of a long phrase, where
verb, e.g.
lost before the appearance of the
5 long
plketa pikinini gele long stanat
Mbokonavera Skul long Garakana olketa i
bae go long Gizo long Tosde.
(The standard 5 girls of Mbokonavera School
to Gizo on Thursday.)
on Guadalcanal will be going
is called a predicate marker.
This i sprinkled throughout Pidgin
2.
how the i is used: it is used
Without getting too technical, this is
when they introduce verbs
with all nouns and third person pronouns
It is always inserted between the noun, noun
adjectives.
or predicate
and the verb or predicate adjective it
phrase or third person pronoun
introduces.
In this context
Pidgin.
is one of the most common words in
BLONG
3.
place or group.
it shows origin or "belonging" to a
The all- purpose preposition of location is 1.m or longo.
4.
Long means all of these.
variation.
(The latter is just a pronunciation
to,
oho-lit,
at,
by
in,
on
and
of,
from,
Your reaction to this all-purpose word is
cue
elation, since there
a
is only one word to learn, or cne of despair, since you probably anticipate
confusion in its meanings.
With respect to the latter, it is really not
as precarious as you imagine.
The passage at the end at the chapter should
help you see that meanings can be inferred through context.
There are other
prepositions, but these will be introduced at a late: time.
WAKABAOT. -- Lit: "Walk about+,
5.
The term is always used to mean walk, and it
.
is always in that form, and not *licit (which
mean "work".)
E.
Ar a con. j., "and".
7.
The indefinite article in Er_glish is "a, an" i.e.
a pickle, an octopus.
In Pidgin
the use of the adjective wanfala (one) is optional.
It depends on whether you
want or need to distinguish between "a" something
or "one" something.
It always
precedes the noun it modifies.
Nouns as subjects are more. likely to take
up the
wanfala option.
Mi laekem naef fo katim paenapol.
Iestede wanfala dokta i kam lukim pikinini.
8. WAVTOK: has
a wide variety of uses.
Literally it means the speaker of the same
language.
It is also extended to mean friend; persons from the
same island,;.
same district; same nation; same country; same colour; same region.
9. Possessive pronouns do not exist as in English, e.g. my,
your, his, their.
What is used is a prepositional phrase using the Pidgin preposition blong
with assorted personal pronouns;
e.g.,
blong_ me
my
:
blong iufala
your
:
blong hem
her, hie.
:
blong olketa
their
:
This form is also used to show other forms of possession;
e.g.,
blong dokta
the doctor's
:
blong Elizabeth
Elizabeth's
:
The full structure and sequence is always:
item of possessionCnblonir.'whoiever.
my herad
het blong me
e.g.
:
.
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5- 7.:112
: your
blor.z 74.
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See
Again, the pronounli has no case and means
11.
Literally "start ".
STAT
12.
The definite article in English is "the."
In Pidgin, the emphasis marker ia
13.
is its equivalent; however, its use is optional.
It always follows the word
Despite its optional use, once you get the hang of the language
it emphasizes.
rhythm, you will sense that you might need to insert this ia just to get the
rhythm to fit better:
Putim go everi ston long trak (ia).
Rich ia, hem i stap long Munda.
repetition of the word "go" is optional.
go go
14.
In most cases it may probably
be equivalent to a continouns action, or probably indicate emphasis.
15. To answer a question negatively, you never say "no."
You must always say nomore. For the Pidgin ear, a simple "no" is much too abrupt
vuxther, you should alwaya refer back to the question.
Iu cave singsing blonc Charlie Pride?
Nomoa, me no save sincsing blong hem.
Nomoa, ml no save.
To convey the idea of "only, nothing else but, just", use the word nomoa.
16.
It immediately follows the word it emphasizes; .g.,
Mi nomoa go long Limbo.
(Only I went to Limbo.)
Ii laekem wanfala banana nomoa.
(I want just one banana.)
PO FOA - meansuin order to"; for the purpose of"; "for":
17.
fo Br. Henry
fo lanem Pisin
(for Br. Henry)
(to learn Pisin)
UM"UL =RV:SIMS
ENGLISH
PIDGIN
Do you understand? Do you know.
Yu Save?
No, I don't understand, I don't know.
. Nomoa, mi no save,
Yes, I understand; I know
Yes mi save.
Talem mi more, Tell me again; Repeat it!
_Talem mi long pidgin
Tell me in Pidgin.
Tell me in English
-47Slem mi long Inglis
Shut the book
Satem buk is
Open the book.
Openem buk is
VOWELS
PRONUNCIATION:
0
Unlike Pidgin consonants (which weihdiscuss later), Pidgin
DISCISSION:
A.
7911414 are fairly stable (as languages go) and distinct fres one another
(unlike unaccented vowels in American English, which often take on the sound "uh")
Pidgin is written phonetically and the letter in the first column will always
represent the sounds described for each example.
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4111,0
English EXamples
English
Pidgin
pronunciation
Pisin Examples
makers
Bachls cantata
...--
a
a
Ntaka, mantkam, narafala, nambawan, bagarap
Bethlehem
hem, lelebet, tekem, mere, wetem, sensem, gele
,
e-
Squeeze me please
i
Pisin, finis, isi, fitim, winim, pikinini, bikw
Bozo knows
O
O
olo, gogo, toktok, no kokoroko bbtol, tomoro
Moons move fools
u
buk, sut, bus
susu, gud, tu, supsup, tru,
oo
Fly by night
T
kaen, saet, laek
1
ae
trae, fraet, taem, laet, steel,
How now brown cow
ow
ao
daon, nag, kaon, raon, graon,
---
8
7
sounds of two
The two listed dipthongs are merely combinations of the
NOTES:
separate vowels.
Because these two dipthongs occur frequently in Pidgin
In other vowel-combinations the vowels are
they appear on the list.
If
pponounced separately, keeping their respective sound values.
You have a special feeling about the category of dipthongs, or if you
by all
feel the need to add more dipthongs to the list for reference,
means, please do.
it is
When you're changing English-based words to Pidgin phonetics,
helpful to bear in mind that the original phonics involved is the
Be particularly careful with
Queen's English, not 'Merican English.
If you're from Boston, your phonetic problems are fewer.
the a sounds.
bakis
American box
:
bokis*
British box
:
les
American last
:
las*
British last
:
This is the accepted spelling.
B. DRILL:
OLO
PIJIN
HEM
STAKA
FINIS
GOGO
LELEBEI
MAN
TEKEM
TOKTOK
ISI
KAM
NO
FITIM
MERE
NARAFALA
MEN
WINIM
KOKOROKO
NAMBAWAN
PIKININI BOTOL
SENSEN
BAGARAP
BIKWIN
TOMORO
GELS
WANFALA
DAON
TRAE
SUSU
NAO
FRAET
GUD
KAON
TABM
TU
LAM
RAON
SUPSUP
GRAON
STAEL
TRU
RAO
KAEN
BUK
1
TAON
SUT
SAS T
BUS
ORAL GRAATICAI, PRACTICE
Simple Substitution
Exercise 1:
Mi go long. taon
Frame:
wof
kukum
offs
home
haus
dea
skul
Simple Substitution
Exercise 2:
Me stet kam long Kukum
Frame:
market
gaden
haul
Auki
rum
bus
ORAL
Simple Substitution
Exercise 2:
Bili man blon Malaita
Frame:
Australia
Merika
Nggela
Guadalcanal
Inglan
Simple Substitution
Exercise 4: