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salwéto greet; to bow (in a dance)

samasètsomersault

san1without, e.g. san gou tasteless, insipid; san pesòn ridé mwen without anyone helping me.

san2blood

san3hundred; a hundredweight

sanbléto pick up and gather together (cocoa pods which have been harvested)

sanbwapannier put on donkey; basket for carrying cocoa

sankótjthick soup made of salted meat, dried peas or beans, ground provisions, plantains, and dumplings

sanmto resemble, .e.g I ka sanm papa i he looks like his dad

sanmanraintree (Samana saman, Albizia s.)

sanmdiSaturday; sanmdi gloria Easter Saturday

sannash, ashes; sann difé ashes used for cleaning barrels; sann sigarèt cigarette ash

sanngstrap; belt; (dog) collar

sannglé1to strap up, gird

sannglé2in sannglé moutjé (in cockfighting) blow in the breast

sansantimanflowering plant, periwinkle (Vinca rosea)?

sa-nta mariyaherb used for medcinal purposes (Lantana involucrata)

santito feel, e.g. santi lapenn to feel sad; to smell, e.g. santi dou to smell sweet, santi mové to small bad

santyé1unspec. var. ofchantyéCHECK

santyé2variant of chantyé

sapatsandal with wooden sole and leather or rubber strap

sapatè1sapatero kind of marine fish (Oligophlites saurus)

sapatè2purple heart, a native tree with very hard wood (Peltogyne pophyrocardia)