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sezɛɛre DE/YA (der. of zɛ₁) n sieve, filter for millet (domain: 5.2.1.2 - Steps in food preparation.)
sɛ₁ [L ] A2 v 1agree, accept, obey { Ba sɛ ba kwo ni. They obeyed their father. | A naga kam ba sɛa. My leg is troubling me. } 2respond_to { Ba sɛ o peiga kam. They responded to his greeting. } 3initiate, associate a newborn child with a particular fetish { Ba sɛ-o de buga. They made his fetish to be the river. } cf: sɛɛm.
sɛ₂ (dialect: sɛɔ₂) n dance { Ba lwoni dwoŋi sɛɔ mo se ba ba lwoni dwoŋi kio. One copies other's dances but not their deeds. } (domain: 4.2.4 - Dance.) [ der. -sɛɔ ]
sɛ₃ swɛ₃ n arm-band
sɛ₄ saŋa n pl sides
sɛ₅ dialect of swɛ₃
sɛɛm n acceptance, initiation, baptism, naming ritual { Ba ta wo jwoŋi sɛɛm. They have not yet received baptism. } cf: sɛ₁.
sɛɛro sɛɔ₁ n pl shea-nuts (sem. domains: 5.2.3.1 - Food from plants, 1.5.5 - Parts of a plant.)
sɛɔ₁ (sɛɛro) n shea-nut (domain: 5.2.3.1.1 - Food from seeds, 1.5.5 - Parts of a plant.)
sɛɔ₂ dialect of sɛ₂
si₁ [H ] n Bambara bean { Si to de pogo ne. The bean has dropped into its shell.; Events have fallen into place well. } (domain: 5.2.3.1.1 - Food from seeds, 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.) [ kaporo-sia ]
si₂ siga n pl Hartebeests (sem. domains: 1.6.1.1.3 - Hoofed animals.)
sibia n pestle (domain: 6.7.2 - Pounding tool, 6.2.6 - Process harvest, 5.2.1.2.2 - Pound in mortar and pestle.)
siga [H ] KA/SE (si₂) n Hartebeest /acelaphus buselaphus / (domain: 1.6.1.1.3 - Hoofed animals.)
sigi₁ A1 v imagine, think, suppose, assume (domain: 9.4.4.6.1 - Think so, 3.2.1.2 - Imagine, 3.2.2.4 - Guess.)
sigi₂ v share, allocate (domain: 7.4.4 - Distribute.)
sii A2 v 1breathe 2rest, be free from trouble, at peace { Ba sii de ba yaara yam. They had relief from their suffering. } cf: siu.
siiri [R ] A1 v become detached and fall gently from a height { Vɔɔro tem siiri tega ne. The leaves fell to the ground (from the tree). }
sikili n sugar (domain: 5.2.3.3.1 - Sugar.)
sikuuli DE/YA n school syn: kara-diga.
silasia (dialect: kasilasia) n brown-black ant { N yera ná zomma, n nii silasia mo. If your body aches, you watch the (industrious) red ants.; Lazy people can always find ways to avoid work. } (domain: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
sileiga n hiccough { Sileiga jege-ne. I have hiccoughs. }
silwei (pl: silwoa) (from seo, lwei7) n long_needle (domain: 6.7.5 - Fastening tool.)
silwoa pl. of silwei
sinseira n popular saying, joke cf: seeri₃.