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silim1m msilimusilintan.scarcity, deficiency, want, lack, shortageNyiamu silimu a maa paari nama yienga?Has the water shortage not reached your houses (meaning: why do you waste water?)?Nyiamu ta silim.Water is scarce (lit. has scarcity). There is a shortage of water.
silim2v.to be scarce, rare, deficient; to want for, to be short of, to lack, to be difficult to come by, to be in short supplyN ligranga a silim kama, dila ale soa ate n chien ain n kpa.I am short of money, so I come to work on the land.
silim-nyiengm m msilim-nyiengkasilim-nyiengsan.poor, weak, suffering personWa kowa ka silim-nying alege ate wadek a nag sunum.His father is a poor man, but he himself is very proud.silim (scarcity), cf. yog-nyieng n.
simmsimusintan.liquid resin from the trunk of a tree, latex; used for making glue (cf. cham-basinung, hard resin)Duemu simu a tiri n garuku, ate ku kan ngmang suri a nyini.The (liquid) resin of the dawa-dawa tree has stained (lit. touched) my dress, and I cannot wash it out.synsunuk
simiitil m lsimiitwasimentwasimiit, siment [l l]n.cementTama yeni se ale ka siment.Our house is built of cement.Pai simiit a lig golanga.Use cement to fill the potholes.
Engl. cement
sinthey don't, < si an (si they, an not), cf. si pron. and a neg. part.
sin-yaalim m msin-yaala, san-yaala, sin-yaara or san-yaarasan-yaali, sin-yaari or san-yaarin.1wickerwork rattle (bottom made of a piece of calabash, played in pairs)Mi bagi sin-yaali ale goe a nag.I can play the sin-yaali rattle and (can beat) the calabash-drums.2spherical calabash rattleWa seb sin-yaani naka.He knows how to shake a (spherical) calabash-rattle.3type of dance, similar rhythm as duelinka, but accompanied by sin-yaala- rattles, not by drums
sin-yaali
sina1abbr. sininterr. pron.which (of them)? (rarer:) who? whom? (si-class, pl.; rare; cf. bana 3)Ta ba-nsila jam. - Sina [m m]?Bring those dogs. - Which ones?
sina2interr. adj.which? what? what kind(s) of? (si-class, pl.; sing.: cf. kana; cf. also bana 2, ngana, tina etc.), Ka dung-sina ate fi bag a da yabanga po?What kinds of animals can you buy on the market?
sina3v.to keep or be quiet, mute, silent, not to answer a question or greetingFi dan poom nya nur ale wa nye wa-baata, fi sina kama.If you saw (lit. used to see) a man do something bad, you kept quiet.Ka boa ate fi sina?Why are you so quiet?Alege ba sin siki.But they did not answer.siki adv.
sinaansil l lsinaansiwasinaansimanum.four, fourth, (si-class, cf. banaansi, nganaansi etc.)Baasa sinaansi-sii ale bo yeni po la, a biag.The four dogs, which are in our house, have had puppies.
sinlengsinlengka or sinlengni [h m h]sinlengsa [h m l]sanleng [h m], sinlengleng [h m m] n.big double bell (sg. sinleng is one bell), musical instrument, often used in conjunction with drums, e.g for war-dances or funeral music (cf. syn. daling-kengkeng n.)N toawa a nag sinleng wen-doku po.My brother plays the sinleng in church.sinleng nubilit. ‘female bell’, the bigger of the two bellssinleng diaklit. ‘male bell’, the smaller of the two bells
sinsagim m msinsagnisinsaga, def. pl. sinsangan.instruction, commandment, teaching, adviceWa te sinsanga tuka-doku po.He taught at the meeting-house.Wa kan va sinsaga.He does not follow instructions.sagi (to teach)
sinsalih h hsinsanisinsala or sinsasinsalik [h h h]n.small fish, "spiny fish"Mi yig sinsali Abeliwan po.I caught a sinsali-fish in the Abeliwan river.sinsali fiik [h h h h], pl. sinsali fiisa [h h h h m]small fish (Epiplatys sexfasciatus and Epiplatys fasciolatus?), BE "sardine"Alestes sp.
sinsaml msinsamu [l m h]sinsanta [l m l]n.urineMi nyu daam a zuag ate sinsam a ta mu yega-yega.I have drunk a lot of pito, and I must urinate urgently (lit. urine has me very much).Abe wa basi ate wa sam sinsam a nyo zu-nyiam po.And she allowed him to urinate into the millet-water.sam sinsamto urinate (lit. to urinate urine)Cf. also: sinsam-bulik n., sinsam-liuuk n. and sinsankun n.sam v.
sinsam-bulikh h h hsinsam-bulikasinsam-bulisasinsam-bulin.spec. disease with sanguinolent (bloody) urine, including bilharzia and schistosome (?)Sinsam buli ale ta biika.The child has bilharzia.sinsam (urine)
sinsam-liuukm m hsinsam-liuukusinsam-liuutan.bladderN sinsam-liuuk a sueri, ku a fe ate n sam sinsam.My bladder is full, I must urinate.
sinsam (urine), liuuk (passage)
sinsan-guli1l m m msinsan-gulan.wickerwork rattle (bottom made of a piece of calabash; a little smaller than san-yaali and only played by women who shake one rattle each; played mainly at funerals for dancing and singing; the women are called san-gula-nyam, i.e. owners of sinsan-guli-rattles)Maa yaali kuuna chelim ka sinsan-gulanga naka nying.I like going to funerals because of the playing of sinsan-gula. sinsan-gulasongs sung by women at a funeral (in conjunction with the rattles)Nipooma a yi ka sinsan-gula.The women are singing sinsan-gula songs.
sinsan-guli2m h m msinsan-gunisinsan-gulasan-gulin.plunge basket (is put on a fish by the fisherman who is standing in the water; cf. dial. syn. sogi n.)Jum-yigroawa a boraa yog sinsan-guli.The fisherman is plaiting a plunge basket.
sinsankunl m m sinsankuni (sing . rare)pl. sinsankuna n.a special "medicine" for babies, consisting of parts of a plant on a string (medicine against convulsions, blood in urine etc.)Biika a su sinsankuna wa chiaka.The child is wearing sinsankuna around his waist.sinsam (urine)
sinseinsinsẽĩ; m msinsenisinsenasinseni [m m m]n.praiseMaa seni fi sinsena.I praise you (e.g. by calling you by a name of honour).seni v.
sinul lsinuwasinumanum.five (si-class, cf. banu, nganu etc.)Mi ta kpesa sinu.I have five hens.
singv.to go down, climb down, to get down, to descend, to set (of sun)Nipoowa yaa sing beli ain wa ngari nyiam.The woman went down to a river to fetch water. Ba sing beni po.They went into the river.Wen sing.The sun has set.Wa sing ka kpiilung.Lit.: He descended to the land of the dead. He died.sing tengto decreasesing...jigto approach, to go nearWa cheng sing nurwa jig.He approached the man.
singlokl msinglokusinglisan.traditional iron hammer without a handleChoa-biik a ta ka singlok a kuri wa kuenga.A smith has a hammer to forge his hoes.synsengli
sengli n.
singtiv.to sighBa le yueni wa suoku kumu la, wa singti ale piilim kumsa.When they told him about his brother's death, he sighed and started weeping.