practice of making totemic figures (also called malangans) to honor the dead in English translates to malangan, malagan in Tokpisin

other english words that include "of" :	tokpisin :
agricultural officer	didiman
all sorts of	kainkain
because of	long
Bird of Paradise	kumul
bite off	brukim/katim lo
branch of tree	han bilong diwai
bunch of tanket leaves stuck into a belt to cover a man's backside	arse tanket
bunch of tanket leaves stuck into a belt to cover a man's backside (Highlands)	arse gras
calf of leg	baksait bilong lek
captain (of a ship)	kapten
careful of, be	lukaut long
ceremony surrounding the giving away of goods to display one's wealth (Enga)	tee
ceremony surrounding the giving away of goods to display one's wealth (Highlands)	moga
coffee	kopi
comb of chicken/rooster	plaua bilong kakaruk
control, be in charge of	bosim
cover, lid of something	tuptup
covet, be jealous of	mangalim
crew of plane/ship	boskru bilong balus/sip
crown of tree	het bilong diwai
cup of tea	kapti
day off	de bilong malolo
dead of night	biknait
denigrate, make fun of	rabisim
fin of fish	pul bilong pis
flat (of battery)	kol pinis
foreleg (of pig))	han (bilong pik)
front of, in	ai bilong
fur (of dog)	gras bilong dok
get rid of, throw away	rausim, autim
ghost (of dead person)	dewel bilong man i dai
government officer	kiap
heal (of sore)	drai
hind leg (of Pig)	lek (bilong pik)
House of Parliament	Haus Palamen
in the middle of	namel long
indigenous people of the Port Moresby area; language spoken by these people; one of the three nation	motu
inside of	insait long
instead of	long halivim
loaf of bread	bret
longest of all	longpela long olgeta
nape of neck	baksait bilong nek
nut (of bolt)	nat
offer	mekim ofa
office	opis, ofis
officer	ofisa
on top of	antap long
out of breath	sotwin
palm of hand	insait long han
pay out, get rid of	tromoim
persistent offender	man i go i kam long kot
person of same (age, social) group	wanlain
person of same religion	wanlotu
piece of bread	hap bret
piece of scone	hap skon
post office	pos opis, posopis, haus pos
ring of trading islands in Milne Bay province	Kula Ring
rolls of shell money strung on lengths of cane	loloi
seat of government	asples bilong gavman
sharp (of time), exactly	stret
soft	malmalum
softdrink	loliwara
sole of foot	ananit bilong lek
take off (plane)	kirap
ticket-office	tiket ofis
tradition of ancestors	tok bilong ol tumbuna
various kinds of	kainkain
wrong, offend	rongim
year (of age)	krismas

other english words that include "also" :	tokpisin :
also	tu
cassowary (New Britain); see also Muruk	benetii

other english words that include "called" :	tokpisin :
called, is	nem bilong . . . i
to be called or named	ol i kolim

other english words that include "to" :	tokpisin :
accelerator	akselareta
ancestors	tumbuna
bottom	ananit
bunch of tanket leaves stuck into a belt to cover a man's backside	arse tanket
bunch of tanket leaves stuck into a belt to cover a man's backside (Highlands)	arse gras
buttock	as
button	baten
call out to	singaut long
carburetor	kabureta
carton	katen
castor oil	kaswel
ceremony surrounding the giving away of goods to display one's wealth (Enga)	tee
ceremony surrounding the giving away of goods to display one's wealth (Highlands)	moga
change money (from notes to coins)	senisim
change money (from one currency to another)	tanim mani
chips (Potato)	sips
circulatory system	rot bilong blut
cockatoo	koki
cotton	katen
cotton-wool	kapuk, koten
courting ceremony involving rubbing faces together	turnim het
custom (way)	pasin
customs (n)	kastam
day after tomorrow	haptumora
doctor	dokta
elevator	lipt
get into a PMV	kalap long PMV
glutton	man bilong kaikai
go to school	go long skul
harvest (sweet potato)	kamautim (kaukau)
home town, my	asples bilong mi
ice chest, refrigerator	bokis ais
in order to	bilong
kina (monetary unit 100 toea)	kina
know how to (do something)	save mekim/wokim
leftovers	hap kaikai bilong asde
lie to	giamanim
make love to	holim skin
medical assistant, doctor	dokta
mosquito	natnat, moskito
mosquito net	taunam
motor-bike	motobaik
mutton, lamb	sipsip
next to, beside	arere
October	Oktoba
on top of	antap long
outboard motor	autbotmota
peeping Tom	lukstilman, man bilong luklukstil
photo	foto, poto, piksa
photograph (n)	poto
potato	poteto, patete
potato, sweet potato	kaukau
potato, wild sweet potato	kumu
radiator	redieita
refrigerator	bokis ais
settle stomach	strongim bel
stockings	sokin
stomach band, belt	paspas bilong bel
stone	ston
stop	dai (indai)i stop, stopim
store	stua, stoa
storekeeper	stuakipa
storey (floor)	plo
story	stori
stove	stov
sweet potato	kaukau
take to court	kotim
tell lies to, fool	giamanim
to	long
to be called or named	ol i kolim
to have a rest	kisim win, wiken, malolo
toast	tos; tostim (bret)
tobacco	brus, tabak, stik tabak, tobako
today	tede, tude
toe	pinga bilong fut/lek
toea (monetary unit 1/100 Kina)	toea
together	wantaim
toilet	smol haus, liklik haus, haus pekpek, toilet
toilet (men)	haus pekpek man
toilet (women)	haus pekpek meri
toilet paper	pepa pekpek
toilet soap	sop i gat smel
tomahawk	tamiok
tomato sauce	retsos, retpela sos
tomatoe(s)	tomato
tomorrow	tumora
tongue	tang
tonight	tunait
too	tumas, tu
tooth	tit
toothache	tit i pen
toothbrush	bros bilong tit
toothpaste	sop bilong tit
torch, headlamps	sutlam
totem, clan	pisin
touch	pilim
tourist	turis, kam man
towel	taul
tower	taua
town	taun
town hall	kaunsel haus
tradition of ancestors	tok bilong ol tumbuna
trip, tour	wokabaut
unable to	no inap
up to, until	inap long
vague, be tok	karamapim tok

other english words that include "the" :	tokpisin :
another one (different)	narakain
another one (more)	narapela
bathe	waswas
break the law	brukim lo
breathe	pulim win
brothel	haus pamuk
brother	brada
brother	brata
brothers and sisters	bratasusa
ceremony surrounding the giving away of goods to display one's wealth (Enga)	tee
ceremony surrounding the giving away of goods to display one's wealth (Highlands)	moga
change money (from one currency to another)	tanim mani
clear the table	klirim tebol
clothes	klos
courting ceremony involving rubbing faces together	turnim het
dead person, the dead	daiman
decorated armlets made from cone shells used for trade in the Kula Ring islands	mwala
disturb the peace	brukim sindaun
each other	wanpela narapela
early colonial lingua franca, derived from the Motu language	Police Motu
either/or	ating
father	papa
feather	gras bilong pisin
feather draped ceremonial body mask	tumbuan
fold paper/clothes	brukim pepa/klos
heathen	hiden
in the middle of	namel long
indigenous people of the Port Moresby area; language spoken by these people; one of the three nation	motu
laundry (clothes)	klos was
leather shoes	su let
light the lamp	ston masis
Lutheran	luteran
mother	mama, mami
now and then	wanpela wanpela taim
other	narapela
other side, opposite side	arasait
over-there	hap, long hap
press (clothes)	ainim
rather	liklik
red shell necklace used for trade in the kula ring islands	bagi
release the brake	legoim brek
ring the bell	paitim belo
set the table	stretim, lainim tebol
speak the truth	tok tru
the accused	man i gat kot
theatre	haus piksa
theft	stil
their	bilong ol
then (at that time)	dispela taim
there	long hap
there is	i gat
they	ol
together	wantaim
wash, bathe	waswas
weather (n)	taim

other english words that include "dead" :	tokpisin :
dead	i dai pinis
dead of night	biknait
dead person, the dead	daiman
ghost (of dead person)	dewel bilong man i dai

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The English term "practice of making totemic figures (also called malangans) to honor the dead" matches the Tokpisin term "malangan, malagan"