The Tokpisin term "sem" matches the English term "shame"
| other tokpisin words that include "sem" : | english : |
|---|---|
| samting, samting olsem | approximately |
| longpela olsem | as long as |
| Desemba | December |
| wankain olsem | example, for |
| bokis, kan, sem bilong meri | female genitals |
| bokis, kan, sem (bilong meri) ; bol, kok (bilong man) | genitals |
| olsem wanem | how |
| olsem, olsem long | like |
| semitrela | semitrailer |
| olsem, dispela | that |