Photos from Papua New Guinea

Buk bilong painin mining bilong yupela!
Tok Pisin / English Dictionary
 
Photos: Browse these photos of Papua New Guinea by clicking on the links to the left.

East New Britain:

Basket Weaving

Bita Paka War Cemetery

Cocoa Bean Drying

Cocoa Bean Dryer

Coconut Plantation

Mumu

Popo

Sugar Cane

Friend Climbing Palm

Hauskuk

Coconut Palm

Eastern Highlands:

Kunai Roof

Kunai Hauslain

Pandanus Tree

Peanuts

Madang:

Bilum

Wasab

New Ireland:

Cuscus

Namatanai Airport

Miscellaneous:

Tok Pisin Poster

 

    Kunai Hauslain
    Goroka

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Tok Pisin, or Pidgin, is one of the three national languages of Papua New Guinea. It is the most widely used language in the country, along with English and Motu.

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PNG has over 800 Languages!

PNG is called "The Land of the Unexpected" with good reason. Most people you meet will speak three languages, and many people will speak 4, 5, 6, or 7!

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