The Tokpisin term "mel long balus" matches the English term "air mail"
| other tokpisin words that include "mel" : | english : |
|---|---|
| namel long | among |
| brukim namel | break in halves, divide in two |
| namel long | in the middle of |
| melen | melon |
| namel | middle |
| long namel long | through |
| sop i gat smel | toilet soap |
| other tokpisin words that include "balus" : | english : |
|---|---|
| balus | aeroplane, airplane |
| balus | airplane, aeroplane |
| ples balus, epot | airport |
| boskru bilong balus/sip | crew of plane/ship |
| ranim balus | fly a plane |
| smokbalus | jet plane |
| balus | pigeon |
