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West African Pidgin core wordlist — forms beginning with P — NG

Recorded forms from the ASJP Database; not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

Core wordlist. These forms are phonetic transcriptions from the ASJP Database; native spelling has not been recorded yet. This page lists 49 recorded forms in West African Pidgin, each shown as a phonetic transcription in slashes.

Source: Wichmann, Søren, Eric W. Holman, Cecil H. Brown, Matthew S. Dryer, and Qibin Ran (eds.). 2025. The ASJP Database (version 21). https://asjp.clld.org — licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

This page lists the 37 words and 12 phrases beginning with P in the West African Pidgin community dictionary. Each entry has its own page with its full meaning and example sentence. This data is openly available at no cost for language preservation and research, with attribution to LanguageKnow. You can return to the home page or browse all languages at any time.

West African Pidgin (NG)

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37 words and 12 phrases — 49 entries in total.

Words (37)

P (37)

paddy (West African Pidgin) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

friend

Padi (West African Pidgin) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Friend or buddy

palava (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

dispute

Palaver (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Legal dispute or official matter

panapana (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

restless

Panti (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Underwear

pap (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

fermented corn pudding

papa (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

father

past (West African Pidgin) preposition AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

past

pata-pata (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

swamp/marsh

patapata (West African Pidgin) adverb AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

completely

patriarch (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

patriarch

peculiar (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

peculiar

Peme (West African Pidgin) verb Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

To faint, die, or pass out

Pensil (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Pencil

pepper soup (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

spicy broth

/pɛsin/ phonetic transcription

person

Piin (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Safety pin

piki (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

child

pikin (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

child

pikín (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

child/children

pinku (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

pink

plateau (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

plateau

Playa (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Pliers

plenty (West African Pidgin) adjective Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

many

Ponmo (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Cow hide delicacy

Popsi (West African Pidgin) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Father

Poroporo (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Watery

pounded yam (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

pounded yam

prayer (West African Pidgin) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

prayer

presentation (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

presentation

profit-gain (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

the surplus or earnings made from a business transaction

Proud (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

arrogant

puff-puff (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

fried dough balls

pul (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

purple

Push (West African Pidgin) verb AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

to push

pussy (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

cat

Phrases (12)

Paddy paddy, na family. (West African Pidgin) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Good friends are like family.

Person don faint, o! (West African Pidgin) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Someone has fainted!

Pey for di toll-geet. (West African Pidgin) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Pay at the toll gate.

Put bodi down (West African Pidgin) Endorsed by a community member — awaiting native speaker review

Be humble

Put di klot fo sun. (West African Pidgin) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Put the clothes in the sun.

Put fire for body. (West African Pidgin) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Hurry up.

Put sand sand for my garri (West African Pidgin) Endorsed by a community member — awaiting native speaker review

To complicate an issue that affects me

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