singaut, singautim

See first Mihalic entry. See second Mihalic entry.

Noun forms

1. a call, a cry, a yell ® krai
   birua i kam na wanpela man i singaut the enemy came and a man yelled out
   raskol i kam na mipela i harim singaut bilong dok robbers came and we heard the dog bark

2. a sound ® krai
   singaut bilong belo the ringing of a bell
   singaut bilong solwara the breaking of the waves

3. Form of talking: an invitation
   singaut i kam pastaim, bihain yumi go when a invitation comes, then we can go

Intransitive verb forms

4. Form of talking: to call out to
   pikinini i singaut long mama the baby is calling for its mother

5. to make a noise ® krai, meknois
   sapos mi paitim kundu, em i singaut If I hit a drum, it makes a noise

6. to invite, to call for
   singaut bai ol i kam long pati to invite them to the feast/party
   singaut long bikpela pe to call for high wages

Transitive verb forms

7. Form of talking: to call to someone, to send for someone
   singautim em alert him, call him in
   singautim ol i kam to send for them, to invite them to come

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