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sae 1. v. tr., to say, speak, tell, read; sae isingana, to finish speaking.
saetana, it is said. S. sae.
sae 2. adv. that, in reported speech.
saea adv. in order that, that so; saea o lea mai fuana, is it that you have come for this? denotes the subjunctive,
safali v. tr., to be equipped with.
saga v. i., to proceed; saga tafa to proceed out of.
sagali, sasagali, v. tr., to attack.
sai 1. n., place, duty, piece; sai i nonigu, my duty; sai oe, your duty; with ai 1. sai ai na, that one I mean; tani saiai, those which, in explanations.
sai; 2. sai gano, on the ground. S. hai. 2.
saitama (gu) v. tr., to know; gu langi si saitamana, I do not know; saitama dooa, knowledge.
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, shore.
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. pronoun, 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.
siramo used with prep. fua, fonosi, to resist, compel. S. ramo.
sisime a gnat. S. sime.
siu 1. v. i., to wash, bathe; siu abu, to baptize.
siufi v. tr.
siula v. n., washing, bathing.
siu, sisiu 2. v. i,, to be conceived.
soe, sosoe, v. i., to call out, v. tr., to ask for, name; soea satana, ask his name.
soefataia, ecclesia, church (late use).
sofi v. tr., to find.
sofili v. tr., to collect, choose. S. so'ohi.
sogoni v. tr., to gather, reap.
sogonila v. n., gather, reap. Mota. sogon.
soi, sosoi, v. tr., to call; soi ledi, to question. S. soi.
sua; 1. qaisuasuafi, to meet. S. su'e.
sua, suasua 2. n., dung; suasuae ano, dung,
subi a club. S. supi.
suda v. i., to root, of pigs. S. sude.
sufi v. tr., to anoint, to rub, to shave with a razor. S. suhi.
suge, susuge v. tr., to deceive; suge fafi, to accuse; qalaa susuge, to accuse falsely.
suli (nau) prep., after, according to, used of motion towards; the locative i may precede. S. suli.
sulitalaa adj., safe, free.
sulu n., oil, liquid. S. sulu.
sulufou 1. mound of rocks, stone wall; ui sulufou, to build a mound (for a tomb).
Sulufou 2. an artificial islet near Ataa Cove, North Malaita.
sunga, sungaini, sungataini v. tr., to affirm, maintain, persuade,
sungi v. i., to make a noise, be glad.
sungia v. n., a cry, a noise.
Suraina artificial islet South of Ataa Cove; original home of Lau-speaking people in Port Adam.
surakena; bae surakena, to prompt, susu (gu) 1. n., breast, 2. v. i., to suck the breast, to have children at the breast. S. susu.
susu 3. v. i., to be firm; susu too, to be steadfast. S. susu.
susu 4. v. i., to stretch out; susu aba, stretch out the arm. S. susu.
susui v. tr., to touch with the fingers, to set on a stick.
susubi n. a dry stick, a horn (late use).
susuli v. tr., to know, understand, be aware of; ati susulia, who knows? I can't say.
susia, adj. unfruitful, not bearing fruit.
suu 1. a harbour. S. su'u.
suu 2. used with prep, fafi; suu fafi, to clothe, cover.
suula v. n., clothing, cloak.
suu 3. v. i., to set, of heavenly bodies, to dive, go down, sink.
suula v. n., a setting. S. suu.