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s-DeictpfxDeictused in: senkin, sankaw
sa2nwoman, wifesakufemale close relatives.Sa homkwe naw mayr.The ladies prepare the sago.uwr-kan sa-kanrace, tribe, group
sa1Connthen, slight indication of sequence
sa-ousnevappear abundantly, everywherelousne sa-ousneappear everywhere
sa-pey-arCmpnd.ncompanion?iha sa-pey-arA woman who really helps othersiha uwr-pey-arman who really helps others
sa-uCmpnd.nfemale name (generic)Sa sohoko sa-u pokwo?What is the name of that woman?
sa-winnwidow
sah1nwife
sahaclearly, distinctHunkwe me saha kara.Speak clearly, please.
sahrevreturn, reciprocicalma-sahre me-sopokresponding with a question
sahreikvwrap aroundUr se ka-sahreik ha e, now ouon mon.Wrap the vine around under the tree.
sahriyadvaround, from one end to the otherlyar sahriy-ahriyshine all aroundok-sahriy sowchange completely
sahyavdrop, cause to drop?Hiykwe hano yeik se lokin sahya sow kow.He hit me so that I dropped my arrow.
sainstick used for plantingHakwe hano sai se saw.I am sharpening my digging stick.
saiarstand your groundlon-saiarstand your ground
saiarokayadvlook intently, recognizeHakwe hye lira saiarokay popriy pa, hiykwe meiaw lwak.I did not see clearly who it was, he was far away.
sakawk2vstop, obstructmon sakawkto stop, to bring to a haltme sakawkto stop, forbidmon sakawk hato losenak-okin sakawkenclose someone, put into prison
sakawk1vput in, lock inHakwe yoh se yowr mon sakawk.I threw the banana into the 'limbun' container.Hiykwe hyo meinowon me mon sakawk ha.He lost his money.Hoko kamuh hiykwe hyo kamon-oh ke hyo a mon nak-okin sakawk, hoko orih hiy heke hin ame.Her uncle hid, caused to be enclosed, his cousin in his house, lest her father would shoot her.piar sakawkput in and close, to imprisonme sakawkto stop, forbid??mon sakawk hato losenak-okin sakawkenclose someone, put into prisonswakawk = throw in big thing, 'sakawk' in some context throw in small thing. But 'nekie sakawk' no meaning of 'throw'.
sakeivchangeyerki se hor sakeichange the direction of the road (eg. by making a short cut)nan sakeichange his mindmon sakeido differentlylon sakeiwork originating from different source
sakeyncfswakeynvthrow in waterhuk sakeynthrow out a hook for fishing
sakonvdetermine?lohruw-a sakon kawkdecide, make a decision
sakwahvwith the head turndHakwe hye sakwah ira.Having my head turned I saw him
sakwakvfed upEnekwei enekwei mo huok-ki-aw lanio sakwak wayr. Hakwe pa i-aw lok.I am fed up with going out all the time to hunt pigs.
sakweynvnodmakwey se sakweyn sakweynnod head