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sordo1sɔrdɔ́pl.sordon1sɔrdɔ̂nnom. sg.sɔ́rdɔnom. pl.sɔ́rdɔnadj.mud-colourednkiteng sordoa mud-coloured cow. sordo2sɔrdɔ́pl.sordon2sɔrdɔ̂nnom. sg.sɔ́rdɔnom. pl.sɔ́rdɔnn.f.mud soro1sóɾoadj.yellowish, of domestic animals soro2sóɾosóɾôn.m.first blades of grass to sprout after a rain soroisóɾoipl.soro3sóɾonom. sg.sóɾôînom. pl.sóɾôn.m.wilderness, uninhabited land, "the bush"cfauloboo sororuasɔɾɔ́ɾuapl.sororuanisoɾoɾuanínom. sg.sɔ́ɾɔɾúán.m.navel sorotisoɾótipl.sorotsɔɾɔ́tadj.neglected sorriosori̩ô̩sóri̩o̩n.f.a sacrifice resembling Passover, practiced esp. among homesteads of Rendille ancestry sorror1sorôɾadj.sterile, or castrated sorror2sorôrpl.sorrorrisororínom. sg.sórornom. pl.sórorín.m.a type of Rendille calabash made of sisal and used for camel milkThe sorror is used esp. by warriors and boys at herding camps for milking and storing milk. It is 15 cm tall and has an 8 cm mouth. It has two handle "buds" made of laichimi wood (Commiphora africana). sosisósin.f.a hive with very little honey, but more than lapoi sosiososíón.m.energy, stamina, effort needed for workKatama sosio.(lit. I have eaten stamina.) I have worked until I'm out of stamina. sosiomsosí̩ó̩mpl.sosiominsosi̩o̩mînnom. sg.sósi̩o̩mnom. pl.sósi̩o̩mînn.m.the front of the nosesynlororom sotoonyisoto̩ó̩ɲipl.sotoonysoto̩ó̩ɲnom. sg.sóto̩ó̩ɲinom. pl.sóto̩ó̩ɲn.f.blood clotsynmbosoonyi sototosótótópl.sototsotótn.f.collection, gathering sotua1sotûânom. sg.sótuan.f.a variant of sobua, walking stick sotua2sótúápl.sotuatinsotuatínnom. sg.sotúánom. pl.sótuatínn.m.1umbilical cord2friend, esp. when based on the exchange of giftscflchoremparan sowapunisowapúninom. sg.sówapúnin.m.a small grub spec. subotosúbótóa-subn.f.frowningsuboto e nkomomfrowning of the face suburiasubúɾiaSw.pl.suburianisubuɾianín.f.metal pot suchaisʊ́caipl.suchasʊ́canom. sg.sʊ́câînom. pl.sʊ́cân.m.a plant spec.genus BarleriaIts leaves are used for forage, traditional medicine and at circumcisions. sueesʊɛ̩ɛ̩́pl.sueensʊɛ̩ɛ̩̂nnom. sg.sʊ́ɛ̩́ɛ̩́nom. pl.sʊ́ɛ̩́ɛ̩̂nn.f.blue-tailed skinkMabuya quinquetaeniata sugumesʊgʊ́mɛpl.sugumiasugúmianom. sg.sʊ́gʊmɛn.f.hillock suksúkn.m.1a herb spec.2a type of spearIt is used by warriors and only slightly shorter than an elder's spear. Its shaft may be made of siteti wood. Suksúknom. sg.súkuntásûkn.pl. m.the Pokot tribeThe Samburu have a treaty of peace with the Pokot, the terms of which forbid the killing of each other's people. The treaty was concluded by burying a spear.
