bilong wanem? in Tokpisin translates to what for? in English

The Tokpisin term "bilong wanem?" matches the English term "what for?"

other tokpisin words that include "bilong" :	english :
man bilong pait	aggressive person
laplap bilong alta	altar cloth
marasin bilong kilim jem, marasin bilong klinim sua	antiseptic
paspas bilong han	arm band
supia bilong banara	arrow
supsup bilong banara	arrow, pronged
mambu bilong blut	artery
sit bilong paia	ash(es)
ples waswas, rum bilong waswas	bathroom
bilong wanem, long wanem, bikos	because
let, paspas bilong bel	belt
glas bilong kapten	binoculars
rop bilong banara	bowstring
kru bilong het	brain
han bilong diwai	branch of tree
banis bilong susu	brassiere, bra
kil bilong diwai	buttress root
baksait bilong lek	calf of leg
nem bilong . . . i	called, is
pul bilong kanu	canoe paddle
man bilong lotu	churchgoer
rot bilong blut	circulatory system
graun, graun malomalo, graun bilong wokim sospen	clay
man bilong save	clever person
belo bilong klok	clock's alarm
klab; stik bilong pait	club
man bilong nambis	coastal man
susu o gris bilong kokonas	coconut cream
wara bilong kokonas	coconut milk, coconut water
sel bilong kokonas	coconut shell
taim bilong kol	cold season (winter)
plaua bilong kakaruk	comb of chicken/rooster
bilong bisnis	commercial
gumi bilong kok	condom, contraceptive for males
samting bilong pasim bel	contraceptive for females
pretman, man bilong pret	coward
boskru bilong balus/sip	crew of plane/ship
het bilong diwai	crown of tree
laplap bilong windo	curtain
pikinini meri (bilong em)	daughter
de bilong malolo	day off
kusaiman, man bilong karamapim tok	deceiver
dentis, dokta bilong tit, dokta lukautim tit	dentist
buk bilong painim mining	dictionary
rot bilong kaikai	digestive system
lain bilong Jisas	disciples
hap laplap bilong wasim plet	dish cloth
gris bilong bulmakau	dripping
taim bilong san	dry season
long taim bilong	during
ol bilas bilong ia	earrings
haus luluai bilong longwe ples	embassy
sikrapim bel bilong	excite
gras bilong ai	eyebrow, eyelash
tok bilong bipo yet	fable, myth
brum bilong winim pes	fan
let bilong karapela	fan belt
man bilong wokim gaden	farmer
gras bilong pisin	feather
bokis, kan, sem bilong meri	female genitals
pul bilong pis	fin of fish
kapa bilong pinga	fingernail
mak bilong fut	footprint
bilong longwe ples	foreign
han (bilong pik)	foreleg (of pig))
sikrapim bel bilong	fornicate
taim bilong malolo, wiken	free time
bilong	from
ai bilong	front of, in
arere bilong kantri	frontier
pikinini bilong diwai; prut	fruit
gras bilong dok	fur (of dog)
bokis, kan, sem (bilong meri) ; bol, kok (bilong man)	genitals
dewel bilong man i dai	ghost (of dead person)
soken bilong han	glove
man bilong kaikai	glutton
man bilong wok	good worker
ol pikinini bilong rop wain	grapes
hul (bilong planim man)	grave
mambu bilong nek	gullet
gras, gras bilong het	hair
man i save katim gras bilong het	hairdresser
lek bilong pik	ham
longpela bilong em	height
bilong em	her
lek (bilong pik)	hind leg (of Pig)
bilong em	his
asples bilong mi	home town, my
bos bilong haus	host
taim bilong san	hot season (summer)
pikinini bilong rot	illegitimate child
bilong	in order to
man bilong wok	industrious person
pikinini bilong sipsip	lamb
gris bilong pik	lard
haus bilong wasim klos	laundry
lip, lip bilong diwai	leaf money from Milne Bay province
man bilong save	learned person
hap kaikai bilong asde	leftovers
paspas bilong lek	leg
man bilong giaman, giamanman	liar
pen bilong maus	lipstick
man bilong bikmaus	loudmouth
taim bilong kaikai	meal time
pas bilong ol kaikai	menu
glas bilong lukluk	mirror
haus lotu bilong ol mahomet	mosque
haus bilong tumbuna pasin	museum
bilong mi	my
tok bilong bipo yet	myth
baksait bilong nek	nape of neck
nil bilong samap	needle (n)
haus bilong pisin	nest
pin bilong nus	nose pin
pepa bilong raitim leta	notepaper
bilong mipela	our
skin bilong kina	oyster shell
haus bilong king	palace
kiau bilong golip	pearl
lukstilman, man bilong luklukstil	peeping Tom
mambu bilong bensin	petrol pipe
ples bilong wetim tren	platform (railway)
kindam bilong solwara or liklik kindam	prawn
bilong olgeta man na meri	public
taim bilong ren	rainy season
kolim nem (bilong yu)	say (your) name
asples bilong gavman	seat of government
dewel, dewel bilong man	shadow
laplap bilong bet, bet sit, bet laplap	sheet
ples bilong hait	shelter (n)
plang bilong pait	shield
ples bilong klaut, heven	sky
han bilong siot	sleeve
ananit bilong lek	sole of foot
pikinini man (bilong em)	son
paspas bilong bel	stomach band, belt
man bilong samapim klos	tailor (n)
man bilong toktok	talkative person
kil bilong diwai	tap root
kap bilong ti	tea-cup
bilong ol	their
mit bilong lek	thigh
pinga bilong fut/lek	toe
bros bilong tit	toothbrush
sop bilong tit	toothpaste
tok bilong ol tumbuna	tradition of ancestors
sikau bilong antap	tree kangaroo
pul bilong trausel	turtle's flipper
maus bilong gumi	valve stem on inner tube
mit bilong pikinini bulmakau	veal
mambu bilong blut	vein
rop, rop bilong diwai	vine
man bilong pait	warrior
dis bilong waswas	washbasin
mambu bilong wara	water pipe
taim bilong ren	wet season
bilong husat	whose
bilong wanem, wasmara, watpo	why
mambu bilong nek	windpipe
han bilong pisin	wing
gras bilong sipsip	wool
de bilong wok	workday
bilong yu	your

other tokpisin words that include "wanem?" :	english :
yu mekim wanem?	what are you doing?