Sisaala - English

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saacfjiigiptcthen (emphasising a verb)Ʋ saa mʋa nɛ ba?Has he gone?

sàav1to buildƲ saa dɩa.He built a house.2to carveƲ saa santoŋuŋ.He carved a hoehandle.

sàa kʋlʋŋidto cook TZƲʋ saa kʋlʋŋ nɛ.She is preparing TZ.

saabaasɛn, a black fish-eating bird

saachɔŋʋŋn, hunter's 'human-headed' axe

saalan, wood chips or shavings

saaŋn, axe

-saaracfmeesiŋ-nounsfx1masondɩɩsaaramason, brick-layer2carver, makertɛmpɛnsaaramaker of the talking drum

sabogun, disaster, calamitySabogu nɛ jʋʋ.A calamity has befallen him.

safʋln, (Engl.) shovel

sagan, a grass, harmful to crops (striga)

sagɛvto hang sth. upJoŋ puri la sagɛ.Hang the bag up.

sagɩmɛvto be leprous

sagɩrɩgalɩan, a kind of shrub

sagbɛyɛŋn, a medicinal root

samasaman, (Twi) sanitary inspector{Twi}

sampɔrɔcfyɩbɩŋn, a kind of toad

sampʋan, (Twi) threepence (two and a half pesewas)

sanɩan, (Twi) scale, weighing machine

saŋv(Engl.) to prosecute, take to courtMɩ nyɩmma ŋmoo baal nɛ, ba samʋ.My father beat up sb. and was prosecuted.

saŋkaran, 1destructive personnuhuobiiŋ saŋkaradangerous and destructive person2worm found in cola nuts

saŋkpʋrʋŋn, a skin disease

sarɩkan, 1(Hs.) prison2alms

sarɩyan, court case