si'ngi-si'ngil v Affixes pa- English To turn to s.o. for help when that help would not normally be expected (as after having spoken or acted against him). Example sentence Tagbanwa Unuka situ kat aken it si'ngi-si'ngil it, maat mu, ega magayen akung taw? English Why are you coming to me for help when, according to what you say, I'm no good? Example sentence Tagbanwa Ta lamang nagpakitabug na, situ nagat si'ngi-si'ngil in may ka'ilangan. English Even though he ignores me, he comes to me for help when he needs something. Example sentence Tagbanwa Iyang taw, pasi'ngi-si'ngil situt aken ka kupanguli' nagat asawa ya. English That fellow, he comes to me for help because he wants to remarry the wife who divorced him, (but I'm the elder who officiated in that divorce where all his bad habits were disclosed). See alsodangep