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gb
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j
k
kp
l
m
n
ng
ny
o
p
r
s
sh
t
u
v
w
z
s
swel
n
pipe
Bok
(sem. domains:
1.4.5.4 Utensils, containers, implements, and conduits (L&N 06.P)
,
1.4.2.8 Musical instruments and instrumentalists (L&N 06.L)
.)
su'₁
v
plant
Daf
(sem. domains:
4.17.2.1. Agricultural activities (L&N 43)
.)
sok₁
v
plant (e.g. a tomato)
Bok
(sem. domains:
4.17.2.1. Agricultural activities (L&N 43)
.)
sambet
adj
pointed
Daf, Mon
(sem. domains:
5.10.2.12 Sharp, blunt (L&N 79.S)
.)
ser
n
poison made of abrus beans
Daf, Mon
1
trial performed with poison
[
In traditional trials, individuals were given poison to drink. This was called sho ser, sho njwal, orjust ser. Anyone who died from taking the poison was guilty. In less serious cases, the poison wasgiven to a chicken of a person. If his chicken died, he would be fined according to the gravity of hisoffence.
]
(sem. domains:
2
4.7.1.4 Kill (L&N 20.D)
,
1.4.7.1 Plant products (L&N 06.S)
,
4.17.12.2 Lawsuit, case (L&N 56.B)
,
4.17.12.4 Judicial hearing, inquiry (L&N 56.D)
.)
so' ma findel
n
proverb
Daf
(sem. domains:
5.1.6 Thing Idea (L&N 58.D-F)
,
6.4 Whom or what spoken or written about (L&N 92.D)
,
4.13.1.2 Word, passage (L&N 33.B)
,
4.13.1.7 Speak, talk (L&N 33.F)
,
1.4.9.2 Literature (L&N 33.E, 06.W)
,
4.13.1.3 Discourse types (L&N 33.C)
,
4.13.1.1 Language (L&N 33.A)
.)
suɓet
v
remove skin
Bok
(sem. domains:
1.4.6.1 Cloth, leather, and objects made of such materials (L&N 06.Q)
,
4.1.2.2 Put, place, remove (L&N. 85.B)
.)
son fate
v
resemble
Mon
(sem. domains:
5.5.1 Comparison (L&N 64)
.)
sam₂
2
n
room
Daf
(sem. domains:
1.5.1.3 Parts and areas of buildings (L&N 07.C)
.)
sisyar
cf
:
sherai
;
cf
:
shingat
;
cf
:
sirai
.
n
root
Bok
(sem. domains:
1
5.12.3.5 Exploit (L&N 88.S)
.)
vein
2
sinew
sirai
3
cf
:
sher a jol
;
cf
:
;
cf
:
sisyar
.
n
root
Daf
1
vein
(sem. domains:
2
2.3.2 Parts of the body (L&N 08.B)
,
2.1.5 Non-fruit parts of plants (L&N 03.E)
.)
sor₂
cf
:
tor
₂
.
v
sew
Mon
(sem. domains:
4.17.6.1. Activities involving cloth (L&N 48)
.)
sir₁
v
sharpen, whet
Bok
(sem. domains:
5.10.2.12 Sharp, blunt (L&N 79.S)
.)
so₂
v
shave
Bok
sinzyau
n
shin(bone)
Bok, Daf
(sem. domains:
2.3.2 Parts of the body (L&N 08.B)
.)
sakpak
cf
:
kpakasak
.
n
shoe, sandal
Daf
(sem. domains:
1.4.6.1 Cloth, leather, and objects made of such materials (L&N 06.Q)
.)
sir₄
3
cf
:
shir
₃
.
n
sinew
Bok
sikat
cf
:
sakat
.
v
slaughter
Mon
(sem. domains:
4.7.1.4 Kill (L&N 20.D)
.)
sotare
n
small horn blown by a masquerader
Daf
(sem. domains:
1.4.2.8 Musical instruments and instrumentalists (L&N 06.L)
,
4.16.2 Custom, tradition (L&N 41.B)
,
3.2 Supernatural Powers (L&N 12.B)
,
4.17.9.2.3 Worship, reverence (L&N 53.G)
.)
sako
n
snake sp.
Bok, Daf
(sem. domains:
2.2.4 Reptiles and other 'creeping things' (L&N 04.D)
.)
sam₁
n
stage of the initiation into kocok's rung order
Daf
sor₁
v
stand
Daf
(sem. domains:
4.4.1 Stand (L&N 17.A)
.)
sunzor
v
stand up
Daf
(sem. domains:
4.4.1 Stand (L&N 17.A)
.)
siri'₂
v
strip off grains from an ear or a cob
Daf
(sem. domains:
4.1.2.2 Put, place, remove (L&N. 85.B)
,
4.17.2.1. Agricultural activities (L&N 43)
.)
siɗaat
cf
:
Shigau
;
cf
:
shiɗet
.
v
swear an oath
Mon
(sem. domains:
4.13.5.1 Swear, put under oath, vow (L&N 33.B'')
,
4.13.2.1.2 Assert, declare (L&N 33.P)
,
4.13.2.3.2 Promise (L&N 33.Y)
.)
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