This paper describes several emotion expressions in Koromu, a language of Papua New Guinea. Bodily images are used for common and pertinent emotion expressions and the alternative grammatical constructions in which some of these expressions occur enable speakers to express varying emotions while still indicating that there are shared semantic components between the expressions. In addition a number of universal concepts and components of meaning can be observed. A study of these language specific expressions therefore contributes to a cross-linguistic understanding of the relationship between emotion and the body.