comments

[Mesulam Aisoli]

"saiso" seldom use in villages. It is interpreted as an insult or being rude
to people, especially in the rural villages. It comes from  English "size"
"or", but never heard "saise" in coastal towns and villages, it is new to
me. Its (saiso) hiden meaning could be "is it suitable for me or not?" or
vice versa. Or "What about me?" "Am I fit for you?"

thanks,

mesu.


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> From: 	John Wagner[SMTP:jrw6777 at yahoo.com]
> Reply To: 	jrw6777 at yahoo.com
> Sent: 	Saturday, 19 January 2002 4:58am
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	RE: comments
> 
> In the village of Lababia (Morobe coast south of Lae)
> I particularly remember one man using "fit" and "fit
> stret" - a former policeman who had lived in the
> Highlands and also in New Ireland before returning to
> his home village (he was married to a N.I. woman).
> Although young people who had spent time in Lae
> occasionally used the expression also, it was still a
> "new" word in the village in 98/99.
> 
> John Wagner 
> 
> 
> --- Jerry Jacka <jacka at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU> wrote:
> > Ditto to both of you regarding the use of "fit" in
> > Enga Province, 
> > particularly among the educated youth. Cool and/or
> > attractive men and women 
> > were referred to as "em i wanpela fit man/meri
> > stret". Most things worthy 
> > of admiration received the adjective "fit", such as
> > new cars and houses.
> > 
> > I never heard saise or saiso, but people do say
> > "aiyooo" as an exclamation, 
> > which they don't in the vernacular.
> > 
> > At 10:03 AM 1/18/2002 +1100, Stephanie Garling
> > wrote:
> > >"Fit" is also used by young (more so) and old in
> > Tanga and Anir in New
> > >Ireland Province, but is used to describe a range
> > of good looking or
> > >attractive things e.g. a nicely decorated bit of
> > pottery or a picture of my
> > >friend's baby were both described as "fit". You
> > often hear "fit stret" (fit
> > >steret...)
> > >
> > >
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> > > >Reply-To: ukarumpa at earthling.net
> > > >From: "Suzanne Grismeri" <ukarumpa at hotmail.com>
> > > >To: Multiple recipients of list
> > <MIHALIC at anu.edu.au>
> > > >Subject: Re: Fwd: RE: comments
> > > >Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 22:29:40 +0000
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> > > >Sender: owner-MIHALIC at anu.edu.au
> > > >
> > > >"saise, man!" was a common expression in EHP,
> > near Kainantu, when I was
> > > >living in PNG, up until 1988.  I'm not sure if it
> > still is - I'll be 
> > > back in
> > > >June, so can possibly tell you then!  It's funny
> > that it's almost exactly
> > > >the same as Afrikaans (my current new language)
> > which uses "ses" 
> > > (pronounced
> > > >CEASE) in the same way as an exclamation of
> > disbelief or astonishment.
> > > >
> > > >Also "fit", pronounced FEET, to describe a "cool"
> > or athletic person - you
> > > >understand, this is slang used by my
> > contemporaries (I was in high 
> > > school at
> > > >the time) and I don't know whether it was common
> > usage outside that age
> > > >group.
> > > >
> > > >don't know if these contributions will help, but
> > I will respond as and when
> > > >anything I know appears relevant.  I am also
> > trying to persuade my parents
> > > >(who worked as anthropologists among other
> > things) to participate in this
> > > >forum, I'm not sure what experience you are
> > looking for beyond native 
> > > Pidgin
> > > >speakers... I learned it in a village at age 11,
> > so that's as close as I'm
> > > >going to get!
> > > >
> > > >Glad to be involved.
> > > >
> > > >Suzanne Earley.
> > > >
> > >
> >
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