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sáa (var. sâ) n. 1) hour, o’clock. sáa tinîn two hours. saa wái seven o’clock. saa kám what time. 2) time. sáa kúlu always. sáa wái once. sáa dé now (= ása). 2) watch, clock.

sáadu v.t. help. Sáad-ána ma shíling’ kamsîn. Help me with fifty shillings. syn. áun, saidía.

sabâ adv. tomorrow. syn. búkura.

sába¹ num. seven. sháhar ta sába July.

sába² v.i. become morning, spend a night. Íta sába? Good morning. Latá sába. The day broke.

sábab n. reason, cause.

sabaîn (var. sebeîn) num. seventy.

sabatáshar num. seventeen.

sabí (pl. suhubân) n. friend.

sablên n. living room.

sáfa n. side, part.

safína n. ship. syn. fulúka, méli.

sáfir v.i. travel. Ána sáfir fi Kisúmu. I traveled to Kisumu.

sá(h)an (pl.) n. plate.

sái v.t. melt. Ána sái súkar dé. I melted the sugar. v.i. melt. Súkar sái. The sugar melted.

saidía v.t. help. syn. áun, sáadu.

sakâr (pl. dugâ, dugagîn (for children)) adj. small. yalâ dugâ small children. babá sakâr paternal uncle. mamá sakâr maternal aunt.

sakarân adj. drunk.

salâ n. prayer. sô salâ pray (= séli).

sála conj. even, even if, even though. Máfi sála kamsîn zedé k-ěna ákulu fógo? Don’t you have even 50 shillings so that we can eat? syn. háta.

salâm n. 1) peace. 2) greetings, hi. Assalâm aláikum. – Waaláikum assalâm. Peace be upon you (Islamic greetings).

saláma n. safety. Sáfir saláma. Have a safe trip.

salíti Sw. v.t. betray.

sáma v.t. forgive. Úo sám-éta. He forgave you.

samadári Sw. n. high king-size bed.

sámaga n. fish.

samái n. sky.

sambala (var. sámbala) adj. random. adv. randomly.

sambíli (var. tambíli) n. leather shoes, moccasins.

sána n. year. sána ta.

sanâm Sw. n. statue.

sára v.t. graze (livestock).

sǎra n. witch. ter sǎra owl.

saramúta (var. soromúta) n. womanizer, prostitute, adulterer.

sási n. saucepan.

sáwa¹ adv. together. syn. bakân wái.

sáwa² Sw. adj. allright, okay.

sebeîn see sabaîn.

sebî n. hook. ab-sebî octopus.

sébu (var. sêb, síbu) v.t. leave, abandon, stop (doing). Biníya dé sébu yalâ tô sambala. The girl abandoned her children. Sébu kě kûn. Let it be.

sédegu v.i. sneeze.

ségete n. coldness, cold.

seíseídé adv. very much. syn. bumára, záid.

sekîn see sikîn.

séla (pl. -â) n. luggage, (wedding) load.

sélegu v.t. skin.

sélem v.i. greet (na d.o.). sélem no-úo greet him. sélem fi úsa greet by the forehead.

séli v.i. pray.

séme adj. good (ta for). ajôl séme a good person. adv. well. Án-fí séme. I am well. Ó-bi-já séme. He will get better. Midân dé fadáya, séme ta alabu dokúka. The square is open, good for playing doluka dance.

semîn (pl. sumân, sumanîn) adj. fat.

séngir v.i. sit around, hang around.

séninu v.t. sharpen. Sikîn dé má-seninú. This knife is not sharpened.

sénte Eng./Ga. n. money. syn. fulûs, ganzáb, gurûsh, pésa.

séregu v.t. steal.

serî n. fence.

séri n. belt.

sétetu v.t. disperse. v.i. disperse.

s(h)ábaga n. net.

s(h)á(h)ar n. month. sháhar ta tinîn February.

sháib n. elder. syn. muzée.

shánaba n. mustache.

s(h)angáa Sw. v.i. be startled, be surprised. syn. kála.

s(h)ánta n. bag.

sharía (var. shería) n. law, rule.

shaúr(i) see shǒr.

s(h)éder(a) (pl. -ân) n. tree. sheder (ma)yémbe mango tree. sheder uláya eucalyptus tree.

she(i)tân n. Satan, devil. ladum sheitân ankle.

s(h)éms(h)i (var. s(h)émis) n. sun.

s(h)emsía n. parasol, umbrella.

s(h)ería see sharía.

s(h)éta (var. sitíta, sǐ(t)ta) n. chilli, spice.

s(h)étetu v.i. disperse.

s(h)ía adj. (a) féw, little. adv. a little.

shíling’ n. shilling. shíling’ kamsîn fifty shillings.

s(h)ítim v.t. blame, insult. Banâ dé shítim ána seíseídé. The girls bullied me terribly. s(h)itîm (Ug. s(h)itimân) n. blame.

shô(k) n. thorn. ab-shôk hedgehog.

s(h)ókol (pl. -în, -(i)nâ) n. thing. sókol dé whatchamacallit.

s(h)omâl (var. s(h)imâl) n. left (side). le somâl to the left. ida shimâl left hand.

s(h)ǒr (var. shǒri, shaúr, shaûr, shaúri) Sw. n. matter, affair. sǒri táki (it is) your affaire. s(h)ǒr ta prep. because of. Ána má-ágder gên în shǒr ta mátara. I cannot stay here because of the rain. syn. kalâm ta. s(h)or prep. because of. shor mátara because of the rain. conj. because, since. syn. alshan, kalam, mishan.

s(h)úfu v.t. see, look at. syn. áina.

shughulíka v.i. be busy, occupied. Ána gí-shughulíka ma kalâm ta wedi yâl fi skûl. I am busy with the matter of schooling the children.

s(h)ujáa Sw. adj. brave.

s(h)úlu v.t. take. súlu-wáíwáí n. small doughnut. syn. mandazi kúta.

s(h)unú inter. what.

shúkran intj. thank you. syn. asánti.

siági Sw. n. butter. syn. zíbda.

siára n. car. syn. arabía, gári, mótoka.

siása n. politics.

síbir n. tribal tradition.

síbu see sébu.

sidâ(b) n. rope bed. syn. lengerê.

sidála intj. condolences. sidalála (the reply to sidála).

sídu v.t. close, shut. Ána sídu bâb dé. I closed the door. v.rf. close. Bâb dé síd-úo. The door (automatically) closed. syn. góful.

sídu (pl. s(i)adûm) n. owner. sidu dukân shop owner.

sífa v.t. feature. n. feature.

sigára n. tobacco, cigarette. syn. kasíngírí, tumbâ.

sigiri n. kitchen.

síka (pl.) n. road.

sikîn (var. sekîn) n. knife. Sikîn dé méi. This knife is blunt.

sím n. poison.

sima Ug. adj. happy. Gélba yǎ sima. I am happy in my heart.

símba Sw. n. lion. syn. áseti.

símu n. telephone. dúgu símu call on the phone.

sîn (pl. asnân) n. tooth. syn. sunûn.

síta num. six. sháhar ta síta June.

sitáshar num. sixteen.

sitîn num. sixty.

sitíta, sǐ(t)ta see shéta.

skûl Eng. n. school. syn. madrása.

sô (var. só) v.t. 1) do. Tá-ágder sô sunú? What can you do? Lîb gú-rúa sǒ (or soú). The dance is going to take place (be done). sô salâ pray. 2) make suffer. Jiân gí-só-ána. I am suffering from hunger.

sobûn n. soap.

sógur n. eagle.

sondû (var. sandúku, sondúku, sundúku) n. box.

soromúta see saramúta.

staajábu v.i. be surprised.

stáamil v.i. bear (ma with). Kuwês ma batâl kúlu bês ána gí-stáamil. Good or bad, I have to be patient. syn. rúdu.

stân adj. 1) thirsty (for). Ána stan móyo. I am thirsty for water. 2) eager. Ána stan aina fulân. I am eager to meet someone. syn. jiân.

stên (var. sténu, tên, ténu) v.t. wait for.

sû¹ n. market.

sû² n. hair, fiber. su râs hair. su éna eyebrow.

suâr (var. suári) n. chain, anklet.

súbra n. patience.

súdur (pl. -â) n. breast. ráda súdur such the breast. syn. bumbú.

súkar n. sugar. sukar ngúru brown sugar.

súksuk n. bead.

sukúma, sukumawíki n. kale.

súkuru v.i. snore.

sukúruji n. drunkard.

súlba n. waist.

sultân n. sultan, monarch, ruler.

sumân see semîn.

súmu¹ n. poison.

súmu² v.i. smell. n. smell.

súnfar n. steelwool.

sunûf n. paraffin lamp.

sunûn (pl. -â) n. tooth. syn. sîn.

súra¹ n. navel. tete súra.

súra² n. chapter (especially of the Holy Qur’an).

súri Sw. n. traditional beer. syn. buzâ.

súti n. suit.