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-sasaamatnz1-bembeleza (kwa kuomba)implore2-bembeleza (roho)appease, soothe3-bembeleza (kwa sifa au kilemba)flatter
-satuvum-tatuthreeabhantu bhasatu;watu watatu;three people
-sebhukatnz-chipuka, -chipuasprout, bud
-seejatnz-paliliaweed
-seemyatnz-andaaprepare
-seetatnz-fuatafollow, pursue, chase
-segekatnz-egemezaprop up, lean against (something else)
-segesatnz1-pekecha (moto)light a fire (by twirling one stick in the hole of another)2-fua uchafu kwa kutumia nguvuscrub off dirt by rubbing
-segeserwatnz-fundwa (kwa binti kwenda unyagoni)be initiated (into female rites)
-sekatnz-chekalaughTwanga turarya, taata akeetaama, tukaamba okuseka bhugunyi.Tulipokuwa tunakula, baba akajamba, tukaanza kucheka kimya kimya.While we were eating, the man farted, and we started to laugh quietly.
-sekasekatnz-chekachekalaugh a lot
-sekereratnz-chekelea, dhihakitease, mock
-sekyatnz-chekeshabe funny, amuseenteemo ya okusekya;tabia ya kuchekesha;an amusing personality
-senatnz-funua ngozi (kutoka chini ya nguo)expose one's skin (from underneath clothing)
-sendatnz-swagadrive (animals by herding)
sengabhasenganmshangazipaternal aunt
-sensatnz-pembua (nafaka), -peta (nafaka), -pepeta (nafaka)winnow grain
-sensegeryatnz1-kimbia kwa kuinamacharge (i.e., move quickly in a bent-over position)2-tembea kwa staili ya mbwawalk like a dog
-senseratnz-kimbia polepolejog, shuffle (in gait)
-sereetatnz-ezeka, -pauaroof (a house)
-serukatnz-chemka (kwa kitu cha majimaji)be boiling (for a liquid)Bhoono amanji garaseruka.Sasa maji yanachemka.Now the water is boiling.
-seseratnz-tembea, -enda (na mzigo begani)walk, go (with a load on the shoulder)
-shoonokatnz1-pendezalook nice2-nawirilook healthy3-takatabe clean
-sibhikatnz1-funga (fundo ili mnyama asitoke)tether, tie up (an animal so it doesn't get away)2-fungashapack, pack upNdakusabha osibhike ebhintu bhyaho bhonsego, wimuke, ogende.Nakuomba ufungashe vitu vyako vyote uamke uende.I'm asking you to pack up all your things, get up and go.
-sibhuratnz-fundua, -fungua (fundo)untie (a knot)


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