A dictionary of Manga, a Kanuri language of Eastern ... - Roger Blench
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sèjê<br />
sə̀mbáktú<br />
sèjê n. secondary school. < Fr.<br />
sék ideo. see: kàmbôi.<br />
sekadu nv2. mock.<br />
sékkà n. joke. syn: bìkké, sə́ɽì.<br />
sékkàmá n. s.o. with whom one jokes.<br />
sékkáðúwú nv2. play joke on s.o. syn: bìkkéðúwú, sə́ɽíðúwú. sékkáðə̀kkì sékkájìyì v.t.<br />
sêkkêl n. scales.< E.<br />
sél ideo. *indicate the disappearance <strong>of</strong> s.o. sél bawo léjəna/júwúnà<br />
sêr ; hér. n. good fortune; happiness.<br />
sèrmá n. benefactor.<br />
sérðú nv2. power brought about by good fortune. syn: fàidàðú. sérjî v.intr.<br />
sérnàmbú n. good for nothing.<br />
sérnàmbúmà n. *a good-for-nothing; good for nothing.<br />
sérsér ; sársár; sórsór. adj. narrow; slender; thin. je serser adəa ngone take the thin rope syn: njéréré<br />
(=ficelle).<br />
sèrúwù ; shèrúwù. n. 1) *descendant <strong>of</strong> prophet Mohammed. 2) *s.o. impervious to fire.<br />
sésáktú see: sásáktú. ; sésàktà. nv2. whittle away at (with axe); trim; sharpen (pencil).<br />
séttú ; séttà. nv2. séddə̀kkì séccì v.t. 1) *throw aside. 2)<br />
sə̀bbàlðú nv2. turn inside out; upside down; reverse. sə̀bbàlləḱkì sə̀bbàljî v.t.<br />
sə̀bbàlgáðà adj. inside out.<br />
sə́bbáɽí n. anti-theft device on door <strong>of</strong> hut.<br />
sə̀bbû n. reading <strong>of</strong> Koran for revision. < A.<br />
sə̀bbùðú nv2. *read to refresh memory (Koran). < A. sə̀bbǔkkì sə̀bbùjî v.t.<br />
sə́bdù n. Saturday. yim səbdua < A.<br />
sə́ddí n. big fencing mat made <strong>of</strong> súwú grass.<br />
sə́fə̀lì n. zero.<br />
sə̀gái n. shoe. syn: súnó.<br />
səǵáptúwú ; sə̀gàptàà. nv2. *lift up to put back in its original place. səǵápkə̀kkì səǵápcìyì v.t. II<br />
sə̀gə̀mbú n. *leather bag carried by nomads.<br />
sə̀gəńdú 1) n. young locusts not yet able to fly. 2)<br />
— n. sore on stomach.<br />
səǵəŕí n. edge; corner (e.g. <strong>of</strong> table),bank; shore (e.g. <strong>of</strong> river).<br />
sə̀gə̀rìðú nv2. move to the side or to the edge (e.g. <strong>of</strong> a room). sə̀gə̀rǔkkì sə̀gə̀rìjî v.intr.<br />
səḱ ideo. see: yìrò.<br />
səḱkə́dù n. hiccup. səkkədi cədi he is hiccupping kam dondi səkkədu hək cədi<br />
səḱtú ; sə̀ktà. nv2. jump over. garu səktəne səkte koyeno səḱtə̀kkì səḱtì v.t. III<br />
səĺáktúwú ; sə̀làktàà. nv2. scrape; toss; grate. səĺáktə̀gə̀kkì səĺáktìyì v.intr. III+I<br />
səĺát ideo. *indicate the disappearance <strong>of</strong> s.o. səlat tʌrgada səlat culuwuna kʌtəndén aßima bawo, səlat<br />
cérəna/ngəro/túldú syn: cót?<br />
səĺðú ; sə̀lðà. nv2. səĺlə̀kkì səĺjì v.t. 1) take <strong>of</strong>f (old head <strong>of</strong> axe or hoe etc). 2) sack; fire; dismiss from<br />
work. 3) depose; overthrow (king).<br />
səĺé n. bald patch.<br />
səĺè n. 10 kobo coin (old shilling).< E.<br />
sə̀léfà n. sandal.<br />
səĺəḱtú ; sə̀lə̀ktà. nv2. scrape?; peel <strong>of</strong>f live skin. syn: gúktú. səĺəńgə̀kkì səĺəḱcì v.t.; III<br />
səĺfù ; səĺwù. n. reconciliation (not in court). syn: sàwuî, sòlô. < A.<br />
səĺgə̀m n. animal skin used to transport grain.<br />
sə̀lláðú nv2. sharpen; carve or whittle to a point (e.g. a pencil)? sə̀llâkkì sə̀llájì v.t.<br />
sə̀lwái adj. lazy; sluggish; (indolent?). syn: lâwù, súmbà, təśkəǹ.<br />
səĺwù see: səĺfù. n.<br />
səmana n. conversation.<br />
səḿbà see: súmbà. adj.<br />
sə̀mbáktú ; sə̀mbàktà. nv2. get a spadeful/ dig; spade in; break <strong>of</strong>f (branch), remove (old plaster); remove<br />
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