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siti v 1stub toe 2stumble
sɩlɛ v run (sem. domains: Manipulation.)
sɩlɛ kifuu n fear
sɩlɛsa v fear, avoid (because of lack of trustworthiness) Sɩlɛsa Noah lɩɩ fɛɛ ɔ man gyɛ kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ fʋ taa fʋ nyɩɩ tʋʋ mʋ sʋ. Fear/Avoid Noah because he is not trustworthy.
sɩlɩba ɔ ŋalɩgɛpʋ sɩlɩba borrowed from English word: silver n silversmith (sem. domains: Crafts.) lit: silver melter
sɩndaarɛ n hawk (sem. domains: Animal, Animals and Plants.)
sɩnkaafa n rice (sem. domains: Farming.)
sɩnkaala n 1parable (sem. domains: Social Activities.) 2symptom (sem. domains: Health.) 3sign (e.g. for a disease) (sem. domains: Health.)
sɩtaanɛ borrowed word from English (satan) n Satan (sem. domains: Religion.)
sogya borrowed word from English n soldier (sem. domains: Modern Authority, Social Activities.)
sogya ɩkaalɛ borrowed word from English n army uniform (sem. domains: Dress and Adornment.)
soo *** (expresses repetition)
soomu n bucket (sem. domains: Farming.)
soosoosi n initiallly Soosoosi a man kyɩna anyi yɛ ɩ gyɛ atɔ danbɩrasa. Initially we didn't know that it is a good thing. (sem. domains: Time.)
sɔ v to cut grass
sɔfʋrɛ n 1shovel (sem. domains: Crafts.) 2spade (sem. domains: Crafts.)
sɔga v carry (on back) (sem. domains: Manipulation.)
sɔn v sniff
sɔngya v heat Sɔngya agbankana mʋ ba nfɩ. Heat the left-over food and bring it here. (sem. domains: Food Preparation/Consumption.)
sɔɔ v buy (sem. domains: Manipulation.)
sɔyɩ v 1transplant Ɔkɛ an kpe a naa sɔyɩ bankyɩɩ ndɔɔ tɔ. Tomorrow we want to transplant cassavas on the farm. (sem. domains: Farming.) 2bear (fruit) Kɩmango mʋ man sɔyɩ kesu nɩmʋ. The mango tree didn't bear fruit this year. (sem. domains: Farming.)
su₁ v weep Mʋ bi maa wu mʋ sʋ nɩɩ ee su. He was weeping because his child died. (sem. domains: Bodily functions, Communication.)
su₂ v to dress o su tɔ he dressed up
sukuu dɩrɛwa sukuu is a borrowed word from English (school, wrongly understood) n screw driver (sem. domains: Crafts.)
sukuu ɩkaalɛ n school clothes (sem. domains: Dress and Adornment.)