taim while

Language

powershell

Surface

keywords

Locale

tpi

Brain ID

powershell/keywords/while

Upstream reference

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Brain version

1.1.0-alpha.13 · generated Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:26:24 GMT · hash 4914b8003cdd29d0…

Provenance

No council migration covers this term — it comes from the dictionary / base layer.

Full per-leaf change history across brain builds is not yet recorded; shown is the current build's layer stack.

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AI council review

Reviewed by 1 model · @cf/aisingapore/gemma-sea-lion-v4-27b-it · 2026-07-17

Cluster control-flow · locale tpi · member while

flag

verdict

taim

existing translation

long taim

improved translation

Explanation

While 'taim' is used for 'while' in some contexts, it's primarily 'time'. 'Long taim' (for time/during time) is a more common and clearer way to express a continuing condition in Tok Pisin. Needs native speaker confirmation.

Issue breakdown

specificity Could be ambiguous. 'Taim' primarily means 'time'.