sait, saitim

English: ‘side’.

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Noun forms

  1. side
    katon i gat fopela sait a carton has four sides
    em i sanap long sait tasol he stood on the side (he didn’t get involved)

  1. Physiology: side
    sait bilong mi pen my side hurts

Transitive verb forms

  1. to go round something ® abrusim
    yumi saitim liklik maunten we’ll go round this hill

  1. Form of talking: to avoid giving a direct answer
    em i no tok stret, em i saitim he did not give a direct answer, he avoided the issue

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