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sedwonna [LM ] SE (from se-, -dwonna) dem pl certain, some, others { pei sedwonna certain sheep }
seeli A1 v tantalise, give and take away { O jege o bukɔ o seeli nɔɔna mo. He gives his daughter to people (in marriage) then takes her away and gives to another. }
seene₁ [L ] A1 v become/ make red, ripen { Ko seene o gɔrɔ. It made his cloth red. | seene n yia be serious, earnest | O yia seene o dwoŋi baŋa ne. He is particular about someone/ sought his downfall. } (domain: 3.2.5.6 - Attitude, 8.3.3.3.6 - Change color, 6.2.5 - Harvest, 4.1.6.1 - Unfriendly.) [ der. -seŋa ]
seene₂ [H ] A1 v arrange, heap up in a pile [ der. -seena ]
seene₃ [M ] v aux actually do, really do { O seene o pa-o. He really gave it to him. }
seene₄ pl. of seo n pl cutlasses
seeni loc around, about, towards { ywoba seeni around here | jwa seeni in the future }
seere₁ [L ] A1 v split, divide { O jaane gɔrɔ kom o seere belei. He took the cloth and divided it into two. } [ der. sesera ]
seere₂ A1 v belittle { n seere n tete you humble yourself }
seere₃ [H ] A1 v fill in a hole
seere₄ A1 v become husky, lose one's voice { O kwora seere. He lost his voice. }
seeri₁ [L ] A1 v rinse in clear water
seeri₂ [R ] A1 v slip (domain: 7.2.1.5.1 - Slip, slide.) [ der. siseira₂ ]
seeri₃ v utter a saying { O seeri sinseira. He uttered a proverbial saying. } cf: sinseira.
segele v fix, insert, put in place
segera (from se-, -gera) int how_many? { Pei segera mo jei? How many sheep got lost? }
seigi A1 v hide, conceal
seina [L ] -/YA n pl 1description, contents e.g. of a book { tɔnɔ kom seina book contents, summary } 2praises cf: seini.
seini [L ] A1 v 1praise, flatter, usually in song { Ba leeni ba seini pɛ. They sang in praise of the chief. } 2make nice, beautify, decorate, e.g. dye or tan leather cf: seina.
sekwara KA/SE (dialect: sokɔrɔ) n sickle cf: seo.
sele [M ] v poison (an arrow tip) (domain: 4.8.3.7 - Weapon, shoot, 2.5.3.2 - Poison.)
selei SE (from se-, -lei) num two(2) (domain: 8.1.1.1 - Cardinal numbers.)
selo [LL ] (from se-, -lo) rel pl which
sem SE art pl the (domain: 9.2.2 - Articles.) cf: se-. [ dup. sesem ]
sena [LM ] SE (from se-, -na₁) num four (4) (domain: 8.1.1.1 - Cardinal numbers.)