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saa₁ to slice deliberately, as with a knife. v. midi saato I am slicing it apaa saa to slice off pieces of pig fat
saa₂ WE we two. p.
saa lapae the two of us together (as a unit). ajp. syn: saa lapo .
saa lapo the two of us. np. saa lapo rata epoponalo lae? Should the two of us come together? syn: saa lapae .
saa pi agaa hidden talk; parables; veiled, coded conversation. ajp. wh: agaa₁ 1 ; syn: agele siapi .
saa-agaa hidden talk. NounC. syn: sapi-agaa .
saapara shovel. n.
saapi dial. var. of sapi
saapia to have. v. amame aga ia pare pa saapia palo maarea I don't know if mother has pandanus yet or not
saapira to hold onto. v. puri palo saapirapa hold on to it tightly syn: irulu saapirape ; syn: ripimaba pira .
sa₁ to knit/weave . v. nuri onanumi sitimi women knit net bags
sa₂ dial. var. of la
sabaa to hold onto. v.
sadu-kasa dice, gambling. NounC. sadu dasa taleme they are gambling (throwing dice, etc.)
sae piece of pork. n. Go mena saere pua yaloa kala. Take this piece of pork and yell out and give it to them.
sa-gaa sa-angele S any type of disguised speech where the implication is clear to some but not all of the hearers. NounC. apo aai adega raimi rolaina nogo pe meda pua mea you see the banana there, well cut it down and and go and get a drinking container
Saimon an apostle. nprop.
Saina China. NounC. Saina onaa Chinese
Saiyone rudu Mt. Zion. nprop.
saka-laina victory leaf variety. NounC. gen: aapu₃ .
sa-kone WS hidden thoughts. NounC.
salesale long leafed Chinese cabbage, introduced variety. n. Chinese cabbage, Brassica
saluba a bandicoot type of marsupial which roots in the ground for food. n. gen: yapa₂ .
salupe long. adj. syn: adaalu .
sama₁ taro variety. n. gen: maa₃ .