gait noun English. A relatively large flat object constructed to facilitate transporting, such as a bier, pallet, raft; builds or uses such a conveyance. In group with: butuk Example sentence: Subanen. Su gait nami, mipuliput, kaas milagak ami, nda' ami ganam kegdayun. English. Our raft got caught in a whirlpool, so we were left behind (by our companions), because we couldn't get going soon enough. Example sentence: Subanen. Lema' siselem gaiten ku pa su pata'u. English. Tomorrow morning I'll tie my wood together like a raft and float it downstream. Generic. uit