The Tokpisin term "tri, tripela" matches the English term "three"
| other tokpisin words that include "tri" : | english : |
|---|---|
| kantri | country (nation) |
| distrik | district |
| lektrik | electric |
| elektrik, elektrisiti, pawa | electricity |
| gamtri, kamarere | eucalyptus tree, gum tree |
| pikus tri | fig tree |
| arere bilong kantri | frontier |
| string | string |
| namba tri | third |
| emtripela | those (three) |
| mitripela | we (three excl) |
| yumitripela | we (three incl) |
| Trinde | Wednesday |
| other tokpisin words that include "tripela" : | english : |
|---|---|
| emtripela | those (three) |
| mitripela | we (three excl) |
| yumitripela | we (three incl) |