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This is an entry in Mihalic 1971

1. buttock, anus, backside, posterior part
   paitim as = to spank, to whip
   wokabaut long as = to creep (as of a baby)

2. foundation, base, bottom
   as bilong diwai = to the bottom of a tree, a stump
   as bilong tok katolik = the basis of Catholic teaching

3. origin, cause, source, reason
   as bilong tok = the cause or origin of a story or complaint
   as ples = original place, hometown, birthplace
   as tok = basic premise, basic statement
   as tingting = reason, policy

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