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_sako_ v. tr., to catch. Mota _sakau_.
_salo_ n. cloud, storm; _salo uruuru_, white fleecy cloud.
_saloa_ adj., stormy. S. _salo_.
_salofi_ v. tr., to prepare, clear a path, sweep.
_samai_ v. tr., to fit on, to pair with. S. _sama_.
_samola_ n. pride, overbearing,
_sangoni_ v. tr., to feed, nourish. S. _sangoni_.
_sao_ sago palm, thatch. S. _sa'o_.
_sara_ beach, sh.o.r.e.
_sarii_ a maiden; _geni sarii_; _too ni sarii_, to be unmarried.
_sarofaia_ adj., gentle; harmless, blameless; _too sarofaia_, quiet,
_sarufi_ v. tr., to burn.
_sasala_ adv., up, upwards; adj. light. S. _sa'asala_.
_sasalu_ v. i., to start, arise.
_sasalungaini_ v. tr., to collect, make ready.
_sasara_ 1. (_gu_) n., limb, branch, member. S. _sasara_.
_sasara_ 2. v. i., to warm oneself at a fire,
_sasi_ 1. (_gu_) n., brother, sister; _sasigu_, my brother.
_sasina_ n., of relationship; _ro mwai sasina_, two brothers.
S. _'asi_.
_sasi_ 2. to desire, used with _fua_; _sasi fua_, to desire; _sasi diena fua_, to love a person.
_saso_ sun.
_sasoai_ v. tr., to expose to the sun, dry. S. _sato_.
_sasu_ 1. v. i., to smoke, of a fire. 2. n., smoke; _rage sasu_, to be angry; _rage sasua_, anger. S. _sasu_.
_sata_ (_gu_) n., name; _te satana_, his name only; _ati satamu_, what is your name? with pers. p.r.o.noun, friend; _sata nau_, my friend.
_sasata_ v. i., to be friendly with. S. _sata_.
_sau_ 1. v. i., to kill; _sau mwane_, to commit murder; _sau mwanea_, murder.
_saungi_ v. tr., to kill, to be ill of. S. _sau_.
_sau_ 2. v. i., to become; _sau ana mwane_, to become man.
_saufini_ 1. v. tr., to turn away, to hide. 2. adv. secretly,
_saulafi_ evening. S. _saulehi_.
_saumala_ adv., granted that, even supposing.
_saungaini_ v. tr., to make, construct.
_se_ n., here: used with locative _i_; _i se_, at the place; _i sena_, at that place, there.
_seka_, _seseka_, v. tr., to rend, tear.
_sesele_ harlot.
_si_ 1. negative, not; _gu si saea_, I do not know; _langi_ may precede, _gu langi si saea_; _e langi nau gu si lea_, I am not going; follows the particles _ka_, _ko_.
_si_ 2. article, a part, a piece, any; _si fou_, a stone; _si mangs_, _uta_, what time? _na_ may be prefixed, _na si baea taa ne_, what words? _si doo gu saea na_, the thing (that which) I said; _a _si Eaea_, the Word; is more definite and particular in meaning than _na_. U. _masi_.
_si_. 3. trans. suff. to verbs; _ada_, _adasi_.
_si_. 4. genitive; _ofu si doo_, bundles.
_sie-_ (_gu_) n. used as preposition, to, towards, at, at the house of; _lea go siena_, go to him; _siena ere_, at the fire. S. _sie_.
_sifo_ v. i., to go down; _o sifo go_; you go down. S. _siho_.
_sikeraini_, v. tr., to free from, cast off. S. _sikera'ini_.
_siko_ locust.
_sina_, _sinasina_, v. i., to shine; _fe bubulu sinasina_, a bright star, n. light; _sinasinana_, its light. Mota _singa_.
_sinali_, moon, month.
_sinalitaini_, v. tr., to enlighten. S. _sineli_ moonlight,
_sinamaaru_ n., lightning; _sinamaaru ka qangafia_, the lightning 'roared.'
_sinatai_ v. tr., to keep from, beware of, guard.
_siqa_ numeral, eight; _e siqa_.
_siqana_ ordinal, eighth, the eighth time. S. _siwe_.
