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sarɩfr. var.salɩ2vbe slippery, slipɛsʋn ɛ̀ nʋ̀n fɔ gatʋnkwaa gɩɩ sarɩ, kwaadu dɩkpaba di sarɩ mɩ dɩ fɩna.it becomes slippery when it rains, the bark banana made me slip and fall
sasalɩna kind of tree of which bark is used as peppersasalɩ wuu wùlà anlɛ ɔkalaThe bark of -sasali- tree is as hot as pepper.
sayɩ1fr. var.sɛyɩ *1adj2vbe wise, growebi nyawɔ ɛ sayɩ, ebi fɔ ɛ̀ sayɩ fɔ ee buguti wote woseleThe child is intelligent/wise. When the child grows up, he will look for his father.
sayɩ2fr. var. ofsɛyɩ
sefr. var.siye *vbuye se akatʋwa, se gutoroHe bought groundnuts. She bought it on credit.
sèfr. var. ofsìyè
sebavcut, chop, knock, punchseba oyon fɔ fɩna, e seba wonobi dikiyeChop the tree down. He punched his sister.
segevsnivelebi fɔ ee wula e segea snivelling little kid
sentereenfr. var.senterenadvto stand uprightgifiye dɩrɛ gɩ̀ gyu afɩnaa yiili waanɩ fɔ ɛyɩ gɛtɛ ì yela sentereen powu ii kpira ɩ̀ dʋrɔThe wind can knock down all crops standing upright.
sentifr. var. ofserenti
serevbuild/erect, start, happen, stub/pierce, to/until/tillnan sere diko mɩɩnlɛ, sere gɛkalan, ade fɔ i sere nfan, be sere dɩfa dɩɩmʋʋ fɔ odon pɛgɛ e ku, ye nfan ma sere lɛ powu wù di mɩɩn gɛtʋnkwaa. Sere oturu! ɛ mɛ yɩ i pe i sere.I will build at home. Start reading. It happened here. The boar was stubbed to death. From this spot to that spot is my land. To master courage. What he did is perfect.
serentifr. var.sentivfear, runn serenti ɛndɩrɛ fɔ okoro mɩn talɩ n fɔ osele, serenti ma ka gɛbɩya ba.I can not (seek from) GO TO??? my boss because I fear him. Run and get a chair.
sɛyɩfr. var.sayɩ2vbe wise, to growegyu nyawɔ ɛ sɛyɩ, ebi fɔ ɛ̀ sɛyɩ e wereThe chief is wise. The child has grown.
sɛyɩ *fr. var. ofsayɩ1
sifr. var.sara (p)vbe, sit, live (present tense of sara)ǹ si nkpa anɩ, n si gɛbɩya.I am alive. I am sitting on a chair.
sibilifr. var.sɩbɩlɩnhumus, white soil for painting and plasteringbɛ ka sibili bɛ kʋkwa dikwo fɔ kanpɛ, sibili gɛtʋnkwaa gii pe anyandilɛ.The wall has been plasterd nicely with humus. Humus is fertile for crops.
silafr. var.sɩla2vbreak, praise, dislocate, harvest (maize, pineapple)oyon fɔ wu sila, bɛnɩ bee sila mɩ gɛtɛ na were gʋtʋn, e ye ɛ nʋ̀n e sila wɔ gʋlɔ, sila afɩnaa.The tree is broken. People praise me for completing my apprenticeship. He fell and had the arm dislocated. Harvest maize.
silinvgo around/roam, surround, pay a visitesela fɔ ɛ̀ san ee silin, idon i silin ditele fɔ di tuma, tɩ̀ silin tɩ bilen bilen.The stranger is roaming around the town. The town is surrounded by mountains. Do visit us often!
singivdislocate, be upset, flock/throng (crowd)ɛna fɔ e ye ɛ nʋ̀n e singi wɔ gʋlɔ, ndòn ǹ di gɩyɛ kʋnalɛ okoro bɛnɩ be singi be tin bee sìyè anyan.The woman has a dislocated arm. A crowd throng in the market.
sirenfr. var. ofsɩran