Photos from Papua New Guinea

Buk bilong painin mining bilong yupela!
Tok Pisin / English Dictionary
 
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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

 

    Mumu
    East New Britain


    A mumu is a traditional way of cooking in East New Britain. Rocks are heated with fire for several hours, and in the meantime food is prepared. The food usually consists of sweet potatoes, yams, bananas, taro, and chicken or pork. These ingredients are mixed together and placed inside freshly cut leaves from a banana tree. The banana leaves are wrapped tightly so that no air can leak out, and just before the package is sealed, coconut grease is poured into the package to flavor the ingredients. The package is then placed on the pile of hot rocks and covered with additional rocks and coconut husks. After cooking for several hours or overnight, the feast may be eaten. Very tasty!

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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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