Meaning
Alongside; next to; beside — a clipping of 'alongside'. 'Him sit dung longside mi' means he sat down beside me, and to 'walk longside' someone is to go along at their side. Beyond mere physical closeness, it also carries the sense of being together with someone in a task, a struggle, or a cause — standing longside a person is standing with them. A plain, everyday preposition, it does the work of naming nearness and companionship, both in place and in shared endeavour.
Examples
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Come sit longside mi.
Come sit beside me.
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Di dog walk longside him all di way.
The dog walked alongside him the whole way.
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Wi work longside each odda.
We work alongside each other.
Origin
A clipping of 'alongside' → 'longside'.
How it’s used
Means 'alongside/beside'. A compressed preposition. Compare 'wid', 'a fi'.