The Tokpisin term "kwait, i no gat nois, no ken mekim nois" matches the English term "quiet, quietly"
| other tokpisin words that include "ken" : | english : |
|---|---|
| inap; ken | can, could |
| taim bilong malolo, wiken | free time |
| soken bilong han | glove |
| mekenik | mechanic |
| no ken smok! | no smoking! |
| i ken | possible |
| kisim win, wiken, malolo | to have a rest |
| wiken | weekend |
| volkeno | volcano |
| other tokpisin words that include "mekim" : | english : |
|---|---|
| mekim i masis | blow out a match |
| mekim Misa | celebrate Mass |
| i mekim isi | convenient |
| mekim | do |
| pelim, no inap mekim | fail |
| save mekim/wokim | know how to (do something) |
| mekim poisen long | make magic against |
| mekim ofa | offer |
| kolim bel, mekim bel i kol | pacify |
| mekim long pinga long | point out |
| mekim gen | repeat |
| yu mekim wanem? | what are you doing? |