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salasálàn.prayers performed by Muslims4.5ReligionHau.
salaam-aleekusàláamàleékùinterj.a call, an expression used to ask permission to enter a placealeeku-salamAr.Muslim
salegasàləgasalesin.a big pot of pito, drunk by mourners a day after the final funeral performance of an elderly person.5.1Household equipment5.5ContainerKA/SI
salegɛ1v. compl. smoothen, make sth. smoothA salegɛ a bɔ'ɔ la mɛ.she made the floor of his room smooth.A salegɛ la a zuo.she had her hair straightened.A salegɛ la a nɔŋɔ.his financial situation, his poverty, is improved (idiom).Ba salegɛ daam.they have added sth. to the pito to improve the taste.salegerisalegerɛsalegera
salegɛ2saləgɛv. compl. spoil, go bad, get mouldy, of food.Dia la salegɛ mɛ.the food has gone bad.Yele la salegɛ la a puurɛ.the case has upset him (idiom).salegerisalegerɛ
salegɛ3saləgɛv. compl. perform the second stage of brewing pito, by sieving the soaked ground malt and boiling it.salegerisalegerɛsalegera
salemasà̰ləma̰n.gold, a precious metal
'A
saleŋɔsa̰ləŋɔ̰v.be swollen from an injury or a soreA nu'o la kɔ' la saleŋɔ mɛ.his hand that is broken is swollen.saleŋerisaleŋerɛ
salɛsálɛsalan.slippery placeSalɛ ka mi naba.a slippery place has no respect for the chief (prov.)synsɛreŋaDI/'A
saluregosà'lùrəgosaluton.the period of heavy rains, in AugustKU/TU
Saluregosà'lùrəgon.AugustKU
samsa̰mv.summon sb. to the chief's palace or courtA sam la a dɛɛma naba yire.he summoned his in-law at the chief's palace.sanisaŋasana
samasá̰mà̰n.summons fees, paid by plaintiff and defendant to the court6.8FinanceA
samaatasà'mà̰ata-duman.a mat, esp. the type used by Muslims to pray4.5Religion
samalikasá̰ma̰'líkasamaligesin.a very small fly, that hovers annoyingly around one's ears.1.5.6InsectKA/SI
samanɛsà'mà̰nɛ̰samanan.farm land near a house, home farmKaareba la kɔɔri la samanɛ la puan.the labourers are weeding on the farm near the house.syntalaŋa16.2Agriculture
DI/'A
samanyu'asá̰ma̰'ɲṵ̀ʔa̰, sá̰'ɲṵ̀ʔa̰samanyu'usin.bilharzia, schistosomiasis; a parasitic water-borne disease that causes blood in the urine2.2Disease
KA/SI
sambolesà̰m'bòlesambɔlan.a creeping plant; its edible fruit. The fruit, a long green squash, is added to a soupDI/'Asambulɛ pl. sambula
sambulasàm'bùlan.a flour made from immature guinea corn. The seeds are boiled and dried before pounding, winnowing and grinding5.2Food
samɛtɔsà'mɛ̰́tɔ̀n.cement6.5Building
TUEng.
samiisegasá'mḭ̀ḭhəgasamiisin.drizzle, light rain1.1Sky, Whether
KA/SI
sampagasàm'pàɣàsampagesin.a supporting device made of ropes, hung in a traditional woman's room for storage of mats and strawsDeo daana la tari ka bundo'oto la ta yageli la sampaga zuo.the owner of the room has put her mats on the sampaga.5.1Household equipment6.5Building
KA/SI
sampanɛsám'pá̰nɛ̰sampanan.a wooden tool used to make floors6.6Tool6.5Building
DI/'A
sampareŋasàm'pàrəŋa̰samparesin.a large tree. The leaves and fruits are eatenCeltis integrifolia1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
sampɔgasá̰m'pɔ̀ɣasampɔgeban.daughter-in-law, term used by a woman for her son's wife (Nankani).2Person4.1.1KinshipA/BApoyua (Booni, Bolga)