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sìyèðú<br />

sùjìttú<br />

sìyàsàmá n. politician; propogandist.<br />

sìyèðú nv2. pant; breathe heavily. syn: hàktú. sìye¸kkì sìyèjî v.intr.<br />

síyél n. lower part <strong>of</strong> leg.<br />

sò part. and.<br />

sô n. 1) weeping; cry; roar (camel). syn: búrwù.<br />

sòmá n. s.o. inclined to weep.<br />

sòrám n. 2) complaint.<br />

sôa n. shallow well dug near river or in dried river bed?<br />

sócì from: F? n. teeshirt.<br />

sòðú nv2. not yet dried; half-dried; still be damp or moist. sòjî v.intr.<br />

sóðúwú ; sòðàà. nv2. pour into. syn: fíðúwú. sógə̀kkì sójìyì v.t. I<br />

sójì n. soldier. syn: áskə̀r.< E.<br />

sòjìsòjí adj. military.<br />

sól ideo. see: kúrúwú.<br />

sòlô n. reconciliation by a friend or third party. < A.<br />

sòlòmá n. *conciliator.<br />

sòlòðú nv2. conciliate; reconcile two parties. sòlǒkkì sòlòjî v.t.<br />

sòmðú nv2. count up; make a count. syn: ìsàptú, kòmdú, tàmìstú. sòmməḱkì sòmjî v.t.<br />

sòntí n. forget s.t. (usu. through eating delicious food).<br />

sòntí dìo nv2.<br />

sòntí kòldú nv2.<br />

sóró n. rectangular building <strong>of</strong> mud-brick; house.<br />

sóró bəǹàràm n. bedroom.<br />

sóró cínnàyè n. entrance room.<br />

sóró kànnùrám n. kitchen.<br />

sóró kùsòttòrám n. guest room.<br />

sóró sàmêyè; storey.<br />

sòròrám n. storeroom; room without outside doors which can only be entered through another room.<br />

sòròndó adj. narrow. yange sorondo narrow-legged trousers<br />

sórsór adj. narrow. si sorsorra narrow-legged<br />

sósà n. hospitality.<br />

sosama;<br />

sósáðú ; sòsàðà. nv2. entertain (visitors); bring out the red carpet. sósâkkì sósájì v.t.<br />

sòsêt n. socks.<br />

sòsó n. bark/grass twisted into a round used as a sponge.<br />

sòwórì ; sàwárì. n. dialogue; consultation; talk-in conflab.; plan?<br />

sówówù 1) n. supernatural power.<br />

sû n. iron.<br />

sû bî n. magnet; steel.<br />

sû bûl n. silver.<br />

sû búlðù n. loving.<br />

sû cəĺəḿ n. steel.<br />

sû kél n. metal trap.<br />

sùdèðú nv2. solder; weld. sùde¸kkì sùdèjî v.t.<br />

súdú n. *water which one pours onto the place where one wants to build a well.<br />

súðú ; súðà. nv2. sûkkì sújì v.intr. 1) stiffen; become rigid (e.g. <strong>of</strong> a body at death)? dried up. kəndondi<br />

wua susəna<br />

kéng súðú ideo. make stiff as a board. 2) roast; be roasted (<strong>of</strong> meat). - súdə̀mé nàptà III<br />

sùdú n. inedible/tasteless part (e.g. <strong>of</strong> sugar cane, kola) spat out after chewing.<br />

súfə̀lì n. zero.<br />

sùjádà n. prostrating o.s. with forehead on the ground during prayer. < A.<br />

sùjídà n. prostrating o.s. with forehead on the ground during prayer. < A.<br />

sùjìttú nv2. pray to God; prostrate o.s. with forehead on ground during prayer. < A. sùjìddəḱkì sùjìccî<br />

21/11/2007 <strong>Manga</strong> — English Dictionary 140

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