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ᦌᦰsaʔ⁵verb (transitive)to rub; polish; shine; scrub cleanᦌᦰ ᦶᦂᧁᧉ.Polish gems.ᦌᦰ ᦔᦱ.Clean a fish.ᦉᦲ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦌᦰ ᦀᧁ ᦃᦸᧂ ᦵᦂᦲᧆ ᦅᦱᧂᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦔ.When you brush your teeth it rubs off the things that are stuck to your teeth.7.7.5Rubᦌᦰᦌᦽᧈ
ᦌᦰᦌᦰsaʔ⁵saʔ⁵post-verbcontinuously; ongoinglyᦚᦳᧃ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦌᦰ ᦌᦰ.It rained steadily.ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦑᦹᧅ ᦀᦳᧇᧈ ᦷᦈ ᦂᧃ ᦌᦰ ᦌᦰ.The children were all discussing this on and on.ᦶᦉᧆ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦙᦱ ᦌᦰ ᦌᦰ.All the animals that had been out walking steadily returned.8.4.7Continue, persevere
ᦌᦰᦌᦽᧈsasoj⁵2000verb (transitive)to washᦀᧁ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦌᦰ ᦌᦽᧈ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦷᦀᧈ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦓᧁᧈ.They brought perfumed water for her to wash in.ᦅᧃ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦈᦸᧉ ᦖᦱ ᦷᦃᧇ ᦌᦱᧂᧈ ᦵᦉ ᧟, ᦗᦹᧂ ᦷᦅᧃ ᦀᧁ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦜᧂᧈ ᦌᦰ ᦌᦽᧈ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦣᦾ ᦢᦱᧆ ᦠᧃᧉ ᦷᦖᧆ ᦺᦉ.If you get bitten by a dog, you should wash the wound clean with running water.5.6Cleaningᦌᦰᦌᦽᧈ
ᦌᦰᦌᦱᧁᧉsasaaw⁶onomatopoeiasound of sizzling, rustling, muted conversation, static (anything with a multitude of small sounds)ᦂᦱᧂ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦵᦃᧆᧈ ᦀᦸ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦌᦰ ᦌᦱᧁᧉ.At night the frogs croak 'sa-saaw'.ᦎᦴ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦖᦴᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦋᦳᧄ ᧞ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦷᦃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦌᦰ ᦌᦱᧁᧉ.We were friends and played and laughed together 'sa-saaw'.3.5.1.1.2Speak quietly2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦌᦰᦓᦱᧈAlternate spelling ofᦌᦓᦱᧈinfluence
ᦌᦰᦶᦓᧃᧈsanæn⁵verb (intransitive)to shake7.2.2.8Move back and forth
ᦌᦰᦙᦳᧂᧈsamuŋ⁵ᦌᦙᦳᧂᧈverb (intransitive)to brightenᦏᦹᧂ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦌᦰ ᦙᦳᧂᧈ ᦶᦟᧂᦰ ᦙᦱ, ᦶᦙᧈ ᦵᦙᦲ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦂᦱᧆ.When the sky brightened, mother went to the market.8.3.3.1.2Bright
ᦌᦰᦞᦰsawaʔ⁵ᦌᦞverb (intransitive)to brightenᦞᧃ ᦉᧅ ᦅᧄ ᦌᦰ ᦞᦰ ᦶᦟᧂᦰ ᦙᦱ.The day is just starting to get bright.8.3.3.1.2Bright
ᦌᦰᦟᦲᧅsalik⁵Alternate spelling ofᦵᦌᧈᦵᦟᧅcigarette
ᦌᦓᦱᧈsanaa⁵ᦌᦰᦓᦱᧈverb (transitive)to influenceᦗᦸᧇ ᦐᦽᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦥᧂ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦌ ᦓᦱᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦺᦂ ᦍᦱᧁ.This book has an influence far and wide.ᦗᦸᧈ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦡᦳᧆᧈ ᦵᦌᧈ ᦵᦟᧅ, ᦌᦰ ᦓᦱᧈ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦵᦓᦲᧉ ᦷᦎ ᦂᦱ ᦍᦱ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦎᧁᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦡᦲ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦛᦱᧃ.When parents smoke it influences the health of their children.3.3.3Influenceᦑᦲᧈᦌᦓᦱᧈ
ᦌᦙᦳᧂᧈAlternate spelling ofᦌᦰᦙᦳᧂᧈto brighten
ᦌᦙᦳᧄsamum⁴verb (transitive)to encounter; meet unexpectedlyᦌ ᦙᦳᧄ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦀᦻᧉ ᦢᦱᧁᧈ ᦷᦎ ᧚ ᦕᦳᧆ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦗᦻ ᦜᧂ ᦂᦸ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦙᦱ.She came upon an older boy who appeared out from behind a tree.3.4.1.3Surprise4.2.1.2Encounter
ᦌᦙᧅsamak⁵pre-verbsuddenlyᦎᦱ ᦌ ᦙᧅ ᦠᧃ ᦓᦱᧂ ᦗᦸ ᦟᦹᧄ ᦉ ᦎᦲᦰ ᦅᧄ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦺᦔ.When his eyes suddenly saw her he was totally flustered.ᦌ ᦙᧅ ᦙᦲ ᦖᦱ ᦠᧁᧈ “ᦷᦄᧅ ᦷᦄᧅ” ᧒、 ᧓ ᦅᧄ.Suddenly a dog barked 'ngok-ngok' two or three times.8.4.8.3Sudden
ᦌᦞAlternate spelling ofᦌᦰᦞᦰbrighten
ᦌᦷᦟᧄsalom⁴verb (transitive)to carry; pick upᦀᦲᧃ ᦑᦱ ᦎᦳᧃ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦌ ᦷᦟᧄ ᦠᦸᧇᧈ ᦀᦳᧄᧉ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦜᧂ ᦍᦳᧃ.Indra his father picked up his little son and put him in the vehicle.7.3.1Carry
ᦌᦱ1saa⁴nounmuzzle6.4.6Things done to animals
ᦌᦱ2saa⁴Variant in final position, ofᦉᧂ1what
ᦌᦱᧉ1saa⁶2000nounvegetable basket. [Note: A ᦌᦱᧉ has a wide mouth and often has a single arched handle.]ᦐᦽᧈ 3ᦉᦱᧃ ᦌᦱᧉ.Weave a basket.ᦎᦲᧁᧉ ᦌᦱᧉ.Carry a basket.ᦖᦱᧅ ᦵᦃᦲ ᦎᦲᧄ ᦌᦱᧉ.A basketful of eggplants.ᦙᦹ ᦂᦸᦰ ᦌᦱᧉ ᦺᦔ ᦠᦱ ᦕᧅ.With a basket hooked on her arm she went to gather vegetables.6.7.3Carrying toolᦌᦱᧉᦌᦸᧂᦌᦱᧉᦌᦸᧂᦙᦸᧂᦠᦱᧂᧈ
ᦌᦱᧉ2saa⁶verb (transitive)to examine; inspectᦌᦱᧉ ᦂᦱᧃᧉ ᦌᦱᧉ ᦂᦸ.They inspected our documents.ᦈᧅ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦌᦱᧉ ᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᦷᦠ ᦵᦠᧆᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ ᦟᦹᧄ ᦆᦲᧂ.You must examine the cause of why they are unconscious.ᦷᦎ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦌᦱᧉ ᦣᧂ ᦕᦹᧂᧉ ᦓᧃᧉ, ᦔᦸᧈ ᦠᧃ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦕᦹᧂᧉ ᧑᧕ ᦷᦎ ᦎᦻ ᦵᦉ.When I inspected the hives, I found fifteen dead bees.2.5.7Treat diseaseᦌᦱᧉᦶᦋᧆᦌᦱᧉᦑᦸᧂᦰᦟᦴᧈᦙᦱᧉᦌᦱᧉᦷᦆ
ᦌᦱᧉᦶᦋᧆsaa⁶cæt⁵2000verb (transitive)to investigate; examine; inspectᦌᦱᧉ ᦶᦋᧆ ᦐᧂ ᦉᦹ ᦉᧅ ᦃᦲᦰ ᦎᦳᧃ ᦷᦎ ᦶᦃᧅᧈ ᦶᦂᧁᧉ ᦺᦓ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦑᦸᧉ ᦟᦱᧅ ᦶᦃᧅᧈ.They were inspecting ID cards of passengers in the bus.3.2.1.1Think aboutᦌᦱᧉ2ᦶᦋᧆᦂᦱᧃᦌᦱᧉᦶᦋᧆᦌᦱᧉᦶᦋᧆᦷᦂᧆᧈᦑᦸᧂᦰᦌᦱᧉᦶᦋᧆᦋᧄᦟᦰ
ᦌᦱᧉᦶᦋᧆᦷᦂᧆᧈᦑᦸᧂᦰsaa⁶cæt⁵koot²tɔŋ⁴verb (transitive)to inspect (literally: examine-examine-inspect-look)ᦌᦱᧉ ᦶᦋᧆ ᦷᦂᧆᧈ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦋᦲᧃᧉ ᦖᦴ ᧞ ᦨᦱᧃ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦶᦠᧄ ᦖᦴ ᦷᦞ ᦩᦻ.They inspect pork and control the butchering of pigs and cattle.2.3.1.3Examineᦌᦱᧉᦶᦋᧆᦷᦂᧆᧈᦑᦸᧂᦰ
ᦌᦱᧉᦶᦋᧆᦋᧄᦟᦰsaa⁶cæt⁵cam⁴laʔ⁵verb (transitive)to investigate; examine3.2.2.1Studyᦌᦱᧉᦶᦋᧆᦋᧄᦟᦰ
ᦌᦱᧈᦌᦱᧈ1saa⁵saa⁵onomatopoeiasound of steady rain, leaves rustlingᦂᦸ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦔᧆ ᦔᦻᧈ ᦶᦃᧃ “ᦌᦱᧈ ᦌᦱᧈ”.The trees brush their arms together 'sasa'.1.1.3.3Rain2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦌᦱᧉᦌᦸᧂsaa⁶sɔŋ⁴nounbaskets; basketry (can be separated)ᦉᦱᧃ ᦌᦱᧉ ᦉᦱᧃ ᦌᦸᧂ.Weave baskets.6.7.3Carrying toolᦌᦱᧉ1ᦌᦸᧂ1ᦉᦱᧃᦌᦱᧉᦺᦔᧈᦌᦸᧂ
ᦌᦱᧉᦌᦸᧂᦙᦸᧂᦠᦱᧂᧈsaa⁶sɔŋ⁴mɔŋ⁴haaŋ²nounbaskets; basketryᦌᦱᧉ ᦌᦸᧂ ᦙᦸᧂ ᦠᦱᧂᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦊᧂ ᦃᦻ ᦎᦱᧄ ᦷᦟᧂ ᦑᦱᧈ ᦷᦟᧂ ᦑᦱᧂ.They make baskets and hang them out to sell along the paths.6.6.4.2Weaving baskets and matsᦌᦱᧉ1ᦌᦸᧂ1ᦙᦸᧂ1ᦠᦱᧂᧈ