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sam·₂ samda; sambu v to issue a summons against, accuse at law, sue
sam·₃ sama·2 n summons fee; summons
sam·₄ cf: samasama·₁, samasama·₂. id soft and sticky
sama·₁ debt
sama·₂ summons
samafuu n 1aluminium 2glaze 3a fool
samanjaa samanjahi cf: jadɔɣu, jaa, dɔɣu·₃, sambani. n "a twin whose parent is also a twin" (IM)
samasama·₁ cf: sam·₄, samasama·₂. id muddy, sticky
samasama·₂ samasamanima cf: samasama·₁, sam·₄. n a sanitary worker, health inspector
sambanbia sambanbihi cf: sambani, bia, sambanluŋa, luŋa; cf: bia, biasani, bidibiga, bikpɛma, bipuɣiŋga, bituuli, bidɔɣibo, bidɔɣira, bidɔɣiro, bidɔɣiligu, biyaɣiligu, Dagbambia, tibibia, tindanbia, -tali·₂, dɔɣi, 'kpɛma·₂, 'tuuli·₂, yaɣili·₂, dɔɣiluŋ. n 1a servant in a chief's house 2a habitué of a house, trusted visitor, "person who can be relied upon to keep a secret" (IM)
sambani sambana cf: sambanbia, bia, sambanluŋa, luŋa; cf: jadɔɣu, jaa, dɔɣu·₃, samanjaa. n 1outside of a compound 2overseas
sambanluŋa cf: sambanbia, sambani, bia, luŋa; cf: kaliluŋa, luŋa, lundoli, lundia, lundishɛriga, lunkuɣira, lunnaa, lunsariga, vinyaɣiluŋa, -tali·₂. n the public chant of oral "history of Dagbɔŋ and the Yaan-Nas" (IM)
sambarigu sambara cf: sambarishee. n an earthworm
sambarishee sambarishɛhi cf: sambarigu. n a glow-worm
sambu sambunima n charm [type]
samla cf: bihim. n colostrum, the first fluid produced by the mother before normal milk comes in
samlana cf: samli, -lana·₂. n a creditor
samli sama·1; saN- cf: sandana, sandihira, sandira, san^yoo, -lana·₂, di·₂, yo·₂; cf: samlana, -lana·₂. n 1a debt 2a charge, fee, fine, compensation
sampaa sampahi n 1a lean-to, fv:gbala-mat shelter attached to a house 2a dais, platform
sampani sampana n a floor-beater
sampeeŋa sampeensi n tree [sp.]
sampoa sampɔhi n 'threepence', 'threepenny piece'
san^yoo cf: yo·₂, yɔri; cf: samli, sandana, sandihira, sandira, -lana·₂, di·₂, yo·₂. n repayment, compensation, revenge
sana saamba; saan- cf: saani; cf: saandi. n 1a 'stranger', visitor, guest, "(fig.) a girl-friend, newly-married wife" (IM) 2a newcomer, foreigner
sanda n cloth [type], "a high-quality cloth used for gowns and baggy trousers" (IM)