anglais

S - s

Saane	Sàane
saber	fàn
sabotage	dɔ̀tɔsili
sabre	fàn
sack	bafali, bɔ̀dɔ, bɔ̀rɔ
sack smb.	bólobɔ
sacral python of Ancient Ghana/ Wagadu	bída, bíra, búra
sacred forest	dótu
sacrifice	sádaka, sádaka, sáraka, sáraka
sacrifice ceremony organized by hunters	dànkunsɔ
sacrifice to	sɔ́
sacrificer	jíbɔnna
sadden	bɔ́, nílafìn, ɲásìsi, sìsi, sùnun
saddle	kérikɛ, kírikɛ, wɔ̀nbɔ
saddler	sáki
sadness	sìti, sùnun
safe	nɛ̀ɛbondon
safe and sound	gbúnturun
sailor	bámɔɔ
saint	gbɛ́kɔlɔ
salamander	básatodi, ɲìnantáala
salary	sàra
sale	bànjonin
salesman	bìtikiɲɛ
salience	bàda, bàra
saline land	bɔ́ɔ
saline soil	bɔ́ɔ
saliva	dáji
salt	kɔ̀ɔ
saltlick	bɔ́ɔ
salubrity	kɛ́ndɛya, kɛ́nɛya
salvation	bɔ́da, kísi
same	kélen
sample	ɲɛ́sɔn
sand	cìɲɛ, kìɲɛ, tìɲɛ
sand crown-berry	bàlenbo
sandbank in a river	bátiɲɛ
sand-glass drum	tàman
sandy	bátiɲɛlama
Sane	Sàane
sapling	sɛ́n
sapphire	báafada
Sarakole	màraka
sassaby	tánko, tánkon, tánkɔ
Satan	bìrisi
satellite	kɔ́bila
satiate	fá
satiate oneself	fá
satiety	búndɛ, búundɛ, fá
satisfact	wàsa
satisfaction	sáwa, sɛ́wa, wàsa
satisfy	bɛ̀n, láwàsa
saturation	bírinsa, bírisa
Saturday	kɛ́ndɛlon, síbidi, síbiti
Saturday evening (sunset) to Sunday	àlhadi, làhadi
sauce	màfen, mànfen, ná
savanna	gbɛ́kanna
savannah	bíngbɛ, wàɲan, wɔ̀ɲan
savannah bamboo	bɔ̀
save	bólomasìi, bɔ́, kísi, kùnbɔ́, lákisi, lámàra, mákɔrɔnkɔrɔn, másìi
save oneself	kísi
savings	bólomasii, màkɔrɔnkɔrɔnnin
savior	làkisila
saw	kàka
sawdust	bùudi, bùuri
sawdust, wood sawdust	bùudi, bùuri
say	bɔ́, fɔ́, kàn, kó, k'
say in uncertain terms	mábunbu
saying	fɔ́kan, sàndamunun
scabbard	là
scabies	kàba, sóriɲan
scaffolding	gbá
scald	bòroboro, bòroboroma, pòdopodo
scale	mùrujan, sìkali
scale off	bùdun, bùrun
scale wight	jàkaba
scales	bàlanse, fàda, fàra, jà, mànta
scales pan	jàtɛɛ
scaly	fàdama
scan	dɔ́fɛnɛ
scandal	wàwule, wàwulen
scapula	kàmanfɛfɛ
scar	dáfɔn, fɔ̀n
scarab {beetle}	bòtakɔbɔ, bòtala
scarcity	dɛ́sɛ
scare	kùnmagbán
scarf	bìlakannafaanin, dábinsan, mìsɔrɔ
scarf with fringe	dìsa, dùsa
scarlet	bádaki, bódebode, cóe
scarlet/ bright-red	wùlenman
scarlet/ vermilion	wùlenman
scatter	júnjun, lásari, máfòyi, sári, séri, yɛ́rɛkɛ, yúuyuu
scatter with	dɔ́yuuyuu, rɔ́yuuyuu
scattered	kálankalan
sceptic	síkala
schedule	báaraɲɛsii
scheme	náantàdi
schemer	dàn
scholar	lɔ́nkotii
scholarship	bàndanmida
school	kàranbon, kàranta, lɛ̀kɔli, lòkɔli
science	lɔ́nko
scimitar oryx	dànkaran, dànkaranfule, dànkarankule
scion	núngban
scissors	cémesu, kémesu, méesu
scoop dry	dɔ́sòri
scorch	májèni, másìsi
scorpion	búntànin, búntèli, tìyafaranin jètii
scrape	mása
scratch	jɛ́ɛrɛ, sá, wásan
screen	dànanwala, wànwan
scribble	máɲɛ̀ɛn, ɲɛ̀ɛn
scribe	báyɛlɛmanna, sɛ́bɛlila
scrotum	dóro
scrotum/ testes of quadrupeds	bádan
scrounger	bànba, ɲájuu, ɲájuu
scrutinize	júubɛ, lásàa, lásàa, lásàan, lásàan
scuffle	bàlau, bàlawu, màsiba, màsibo, màsibu, màsuba
scullcap	kɔ̀nkɔrɔnbànfula
scum	kànka
scurrility	dálakojuuya
scurrilously	bádibadi
sea	bá, kɔ̀ɔji, lìnban
sea almond	wɔ́rɔ
sea arm	bábolon
sea fish	bóloji
seal	bàdilan, bàdita, dágbeden
season	dɔ̀falen, dɔ̀falin
seasonal stream	kɔ̀
seasonal worker	kɔ̀ntraden
seat	lásìi
seat of	dáa
seat on poles	gbálan
second	fílanan
second finger	tánban
second person	kúmaɲɔɔn
second youngest age group	sándiya, sándiyanɛn
secondary school	kàranda, lìse
secondhand	dátɔ
secondhand clothes	dònkafɛlɛ
second-in-command	kánkɔdɔsii
secret	dóo, gbùndu
secret association of griot dancer women	bùnjan
secret association of griot dancers	bándo
secret initiatory association	gbàra
secret place	dóo
secret society	dó
secretary	kàlatii
secretion	bò
sect	kúruka
secularity	kúsɛ, kúsɛya
security	tɔ̀nɔmasii
sediment	bùdu, bùdun, dùndu
seduce	dɔ́nɔɔ, rɔ́nɔɔ
see	yé, yén
see off	sènnabɔ́
see smb off	bìlasila, mála
see well	lásàa, lásàan
see you later!	bɛ̀
seed	sí
seed-under-leaf	bɛ̀nɛjɔ̀n
seer	sòbila
seize	bè, bèn, bɛ̀n, bòsi
Seku has entered the house	dòn
Seku has punished his child	kólatɔn
Seku has reached the other bank of the river	sé, s'
Seku is embarrassed by his height	dɔ́gbɛ̀dɛn
Seku obeys his mother	dàn
select	bátɔ̀mɔn, kɛ́rɛkɛrɛ, ɲábɔ, tɔ̀mɔ, tɔ̀mɔn, tɔ̀nbɔ, tɔ̀nbɔn
selecta	bátɔmɔn
selection	ɲábɔli
self	álú, áyì, áyi, fán, jɛ̀dɛ̂, yɛ̀dɛ̂, yɛ̀rɛ̂
self-advertiser	wɛ̀rɛwɛrɛtɔ
self-control	mánkùlan
self-sown	bánan
self-sown plant	bánan
self-sown rice	bánan
self-sufficient person	bólo-di-à-jɛdɛ-dɔ
self-supporting person	bólo-di-à-jɛdɛ-dɔ
sell	fère
sell by auction	wɛ̀ntɛrɛ
sell meat	wàyi
seller	fèrela
selling	fère
semblance	bìsiki
semiconductor	bíbaatala
seminar	làkaranda
sem-sem	bɛ̀nɛ, bɛ̀nɛfin, bɛ̀nɛfundi, bɛ̀nɛfunti, bìnafuntɛ
send	cé, cɛ́, kí, látaa, lɔ̀, málɔ̀
send smb.	bìla
Senegal coucal	buturu, ɲàmatùtu
Senegal firefinch	jèferelen, jìbiri, jìbirilen
Senegal parrot	sòlo
Senegalese kob	sɔ́n
seniority	bònbaya, kɔ̀dɔmamɔɔya, kɔ̀dɔya
sentence	bìla, kúmaya
sentence smb. to a punishment (corporal)	bɔ́
separate	bɔ́, fáda, fára
separetely	kùdunkudun
September	túlafin
sequence	dátɔma, gbánkan
serf	bólomɔɔ
sergeant major	bólontii
serious	bɛ́rɛ, dɔ́gbɛ, sɛ̀bɛ, sɛ̀bɛma, sɔ̀bɛ, wùle, wùlen
serious consequence	màsiba, màsibo, màsibu, màsuba
serious person	sɛ̀bɛlamɔɔ
seriousness	bá, bɛ̀dɛ, bɛ́dɛbɛdɛya, bɛ̀dɛya, bɛ̀rɛ, bɛ́rɛbɛrɛya, bɛ̀rɛya, mɔ̀ɔbɛdɛya, sɛ̀bɛ, sɔ̀bɛ
sermon	bélenna, gbélenna
serous fluid	sálasala
servant	báaraden, bólodɔmɔɔ, bólokɔdɔ, bólokɔdɔmɔɔ, bólokɔrɔ, bólokɔrɔmɔɔ, bólorɔmɔɔ
serve	lá, l'
service	bólokɔdɔya, bólokɔrɔya, céda, céɲa
serviceman	kɛ̀lɛden, sòrimaden, tóntii
servitude	bólomɔɔya
sesame	bɛ̀nɛ, bɛ̀nɛfin, bɛ̀nɛfundi, bɛ̀nɛfunti, bìnafuntɛ
sesame flowers	bɛ̀nɛfundi, bɛ̀nɛfunti, bìnafuntɛ
sesame nougatine	bɛ̀nɛ
sesame oil	bɛ̀nɛ
sesame seed	bɛ̀nɛ
session	sìi
set	bè, bè, bèn, bèn, sínsin
set about	bìla
set fire	sún
set fire to	mɛ́nɛ, mɛ́nɛn
set free	lábɔ, nábɔ
set going/ put in action (a mechanism, an organization, etc.)	bìla
set sth.	bánban
set to	bè, bèn
set unsteadily	dènkentu, dènkentun, dɛ̀nkɛntun
settle	dɔ́bɛ̀n, látɛ̀ɛ, mákɛ, rɔ́bɛ̀n, sìi, wálawala
settle down	básìi, básìi, básìi, dáamakɛ, dɔ́bɛ̀n, lásìi, ɲábɔ, rɔ́bɛ̀n
settle down temporarily	dènkentu, dènkentun, dɛ̀nkɛntun
settled practice	bɔ́-kà-à-tɛ̀rɛ, bɔ́-kà-ń-tɛ̀dɛ
seven	wóronfìla, wóronwìla, wɔ́rɔnfìla, wɔ́rɔnwìla, wɔ́rɔnwùla
seventh	wóronfilanan, wɔ́rɔnfilanan, wɔ́rɔnwilanan
seventieth	bíwɔrɔnwilanan
seventy	bíwɔrɔnwìla
seventy nine	bísayinɲɔɔn, bíseyinɲɔɔn
sever one's connection	tɛ̀ɛ
several	dándɔ, fìla
several days (up to a month	tèle
severe	kàdagbɛlɛn
sew	kára
sewer	dùufolon
sewing	kárali
sex	fén, jàn, lèebu, ɲèebu
sexual act	sùsuli
sexual organs	fén
shackle of a padlock	gbóoro
shade	dúlen
shadow	jìya
shaheed	sèeduufere
shahid	sèeduufere
shake	bísibisi, dɔ́dɔ̀n, dɔ́dɔ̀n, fúsufusu, kúsukusu, rɔ́dɔ̀n, rɔ́dɔ̀n, yɛ́rɛyɛrɛ, yúuyuu
shake violently	dɔ́tolon
shake with water	dɔ́kusukusu
shame	lèebu, màlo, màlo, màloya, ɲèebu
shameless	màlobali
shamelessness	ɲádɔja, ɲárɔja
share	dɔ́fada, nì
share of booty given by a warrior to his superior	kɔ́nsɔn
share of meat given to hunters who failed to catch anything	bósolikaba
share of the butcher	bósolilan
Sharia	álasila
sharp	dáduman
sharp dispute	dádɔfaraɲɔɔnɲa, dádɔfaraɲɔɔnya
sharpen	dádiya, dágbɛn, díya, jòsi, jɔ̀si, kàka, lákìɲɛ
sharpen a knife	dábɔ
sharpshooter	bólolandi, bólolandi, tɛ́ɛlandi, tɛ́ɛlandi
sharp-sighted	ɲáladi, ɲáladi
shatter	bɛ́dɛnsɛ, dɔ́bɛdɛnsɛ
shave	lí
she	àlê
she came in a wrapper attached in "goat tail"	bàkɔdɔnko
·	bàkɔrɔnko
she does not sleep with her husband (after a birth, or when at quarrel	bón
she has capitalized her body, she made from her body a marchandise	mánankun
she has had a miscarriage	bólo, bólolagbasi, dɔ́gbàsi, kɔ́nɔ, mátiɲɛ, rɔ́gbàsi
she hasn't yet girdled herself with a leather belt, she hasn't yet girdled herself with a bead belt (i.e., she still has an age of innocence)	bàya
she is a beauty!	bɛ̀n
she is expecting (euph.)	dɛ́bɛ
she is near her time (about a pregnant woman)	bànda
she is no longer in the age of childbirth	bólo
she is very beautiful (about an unmarried girl)	jɛ́nbulɛn
she, it	à
shea butter	sè
shea tree	sè
sheanut	kɔ́lɔ
sheat-fish	mànɔɔ
sheath	là
shed	bùdun, bùrun, gbá, gbáa, gbáta, jɔ́lɔn
sheen	mɛ́nɛmɛnɛ
sheep	sàa
sheet	yérelen
sheet metal	sánsara
sheet of paper	sɛ́bɛ
she-goat	bàmoso, bàmuso
she-goat which used to have kids	bàba
she-goat with kids	bàba
shell	fàda, fàra, wágba, wágbo, wɔ́dɔn
shelter	bùu, jɔ̀nkɔ, tóo, wànari
shelterless wanderer	báyinbayintɔ
shield	kɔ̀dɛrɛ, kɔ̀ndɛrɛ
shifting sand	bàyabàya
shin	gbɛ̀lɛn
shine	mɛ́nɛmɛnɛ, yélen, yélen
shingle	bɛ̀rɛ
ship	bàto, bàton
shirk	dɛ̀lɛndɛlɛn
shirker	dɛ̀lɛndɛlɛn
shirking	dɛ̀lɛndɛlɛn
shirt	kòsa
shirt with short sleeves	bólonmanɛn
shirt with sleeves	bólonma
shit	bò
shit!	ágba, áwa
shoal	bátiɲɛ, bɛ́sɛbɛsɛ
shock	dádɔban, dàdɔja, dárɔban, dàrɔja
shoes	sàmada, sànbada, sànmada
shoes of your size	bɛ̀rɛma
shoo	máfoyi, máfɔyi, máfɔyin
shoot	búlan, mábon, núngban
shoot from sth.	bón
shoot smb.	bón
shop	màkasan
shopassistant	bìtikiɲɛ
shopkeeper	bìtikiye
shore	dá
short	kùdu, sùdun, sùdunman, sùrun
short trousers	sérebù
shortage	dɛ́sɛ, ládɛsɛ
shortage of clothes	fádiya
shortcoming	tànbon
shorten	dɔ́sùdunɲa, ládɛsɛ, sùdunɲa
shortish person	kùndu
shortness	sùdunɲa
shorts	wódodɔ
short-sleeved shirt	kòsalen
shot	dáɲa
shoulder	kàba, kàman, kàmankun, kànban
shoulder blade	kàmanfɛfɛ
shout	sɔ́nkɔ
shove	tùn
shovel	pélu
shoveler	báwɔ̀lɔ
show	bɔ́, jìda, jídakà, yìda, yídakà, yìra, yírakà
show the dog whom he should attack	cú
show the way	bìlasila, mála
show the way to smb. (dir., fig.)	bìla
show up	bɔ́
shower	bɔ́rɔndɔ, búrundu
shower bath	bɔ́rɔndɔ
shrew	ɲínaninkòn
shrine	bàtobon
shrink	mɔ́sɔ, mɔ́sɔn
shrivel	mɔ́sɔ, mɔ́sɔn
shrivelled	dábadaba, dɛ́bɛdɛbɛ
shroud	kásanke, kásanke
shrub	bàlenbo, bɛ̀nɛfin, bòlenbuti, yíribin, yírilen
shrub or a small tree	búrenjɔn
shut	dátuun, látuun, túun
shut hermetrically	gbáson
shuttle	jèseden, kúlunden
sibling	báden, báren, nákelenma
sibling of the opposite sex	mà-
sick man	jànkarotɔ
sick'em!	cú
sickle	kàlilan, kàlimuru, wɔ̀rɔtɔ
sickly lightskinned person	jɔ̀ngbɛ
sickness	jànkaro, sìdaya, sìraya
sickness, disease	bàna
sida hemp	màlisobo
side	bɔ́lɔn, bɔ̀ɔrɛ, fàn, fànkɔnɔ, kɛ̀nkɛn, kɛ́rɛnkɛrɛn
sideburns	kàrankanbe, kàrankaranmasi
siderostat	cá
sidewhiskers	dɔ́di
Sierra Leone peach	bàdi
sieve	tɛ̀mɛ
sigaret	méleke
sign	kàlanɔya
sign language	bólolakuma
sign of lacking vowel	dágbasinna
signatory	bólonɔyala
signature	bólonɔ, bólonɔya, kàlanɔ
signet	bàdilan
signet on finger ring	kɔ̀yinan, kɔ̀yinɛn
significant	kɔ́dɔma
silence	màkun
silently	jíri
silex	kànkɔrɔngbɛ, kànkɔrɔngbɛkaba
silhouette	bìsiki
silk-cotton tree	bànan, bàndan
silver	wádi, wári, wódi, wóri
sily	dàlasi, sìli
similar	kélen, múnun, ɲɔ̀ɔn
similarity	bɔ́ńna
similitude	bìsiki
simple	bɛ́ɲɛ, dɔ́kɛnɛnɛn, gbánsan
simpleton	dájibɔla
sim-sim	bɛ̀nɛ, bɛ̀nɛfin, bɛ̀nɛfundi, bɛ̀nɛfunti, bìnafuntɛ
sin	hákɛ, jùlumun, kùta
since	bàan, bári, bɛ́ri, kàbí, kàbíi, kàyíi, kàyii
since long ago	bì, bìko, bìlako, bìn, kàkɔ́dɔ
since the Ancient Ghana grew powerful and got hold of all surrounding provinces...	kàbí, kàbíi, kàyíi
since today...	bì, bìn
since yesterday	kàbí, kàbíi, kàyíi
sincerely speaking	álala
sincerity	gbɛ́dɔta
sinew	bùjulu, fàsa
sing	lá, l'
sing laudatory songs in smb 's honour	bálima, bárima
singe	májèni
singer	dɔ̀nkililala
single	kùnkelen
singular	kèlenɲa
sink	bɛ́lɛdaa
sip	fèrentu, fìdon, fìron
siren	kérelen
sisal	bàa
sister	báden, bádenma, báren, màmoso, màmuso, nákelenma
sister-in-law	bídanmoso, bídanmuso, bíranmuso
sistrum	wásanba
sit calmly	máfa
sit down	bè, bèn, májìi, nɔ̀mɔ, sìi
sit down in a sprawl	bàdi, bàri
sit down!	bádanki
sit on eggs	bídi, bídin, bírin, bùu
sit on one place	kún
sitatunga	jíminan, kɔ̀minan
site of fire	wùnɛ
situation	báara
situation [status] of a woman married off without bridewealth	álamandiya
situation/ location in relation to each other (in some particular order)	dátɔma
situtunga	jíminan
six	wɔ́ɔrɔ
sixth	wɔ́ɔrɔnan
sixth finger	dórodoronin
sixtieth	bíwɔɔrɔnan
sixty	bíwɔɔrɔ
sixty nine	bíwɔrɔnwilaɲɔɔn
size	bɛ̀rɛ, bònɲa, bùnɲa, dàma, dàma
skeleton	gbásakara
skew	fáari
skewer	díbikoloman
skilful	bólolandi, kùsan, wàna
skilful craftsman	bólomaɲin, nɔ̀manɲin, nɔ̀manɲin
skilful cultivator	sàmɔɔ
skilful liar	dádɔbɛ̀nnɛn
skilful lying	dádɔbɛn, dárɔbɛn
skilful person	bólolandi
skill	bólolandiya, dánjoo
skill in magic	wùlenya, wùleya
skimp	bólolafasanya
skin	bòroboro, bòroboroma, bóso, fàda, fàra, gbòlo, pòdopodo
skin color	tùba
skinny	fàsan, kólomamisɛn
skinny buttocks	gbɔ̀dɔ
skip	gbánńkùn, gbánńkùn
skip over	láfòdo
skipped	gbánńkùnta
skirt	bántan
skirt tied so that it may not hinder working	tánbilakudu, tánbilakuru, tɔ́nbilakudu
skulk	bùu
sky	bána, bánda, bándakolo, kàba, sán, sánkolo
sky blue	báalama, báama
sky has became "mixed" (clouds mingled with clearances)	bídibada
sky is very sombre, weather is very dull	bána, bánda
sky-blue	bìle, bìlɔ, bùle, bùlo
sky-blue colour	bìle, bìlɔ, bùle, bùlo
skyscraper	gbónkin, pónkin
slack lime	bɔ́rɔngbɛ
slack one's efforts	dɔ́bìla, rɔ́bìla
slacken	dɔ́bìla, dɔ́yoron, rɔ́bìla
slander	dɔ̀tɔsili, mábùrunti, máfɔ, mánɔɔ
slander smb.	mábòri
slap	mádàdi, mádɛndɛn
slap in the face	bóloɲa, tɛ́ɛɲɛ
slap repeatedly	mádàdi
slap strongly on	dàdi, dèdi
slapdash	bɔ̀rɔkɔbɔrɔkɔ
slapdash job	bɔ́nbolola
slate	wàla
slaughter	lánfan
slave	bólomɔɔ, jɔ̀n
slave concubine	tàra
slave of an idea, fanatic	lábɔ, nábɔ
slavery	bólomɔɔya, jɔ̀nya
slaves village	úrunɛ, wúrunɛ
slavewoman, assistant of cook	gbàkɔdɔ
Slavonic language	sílafu
sleep	sìnɔɔ, sùnɔɔ
sleep with	lála, másì
sleeping	sìnɔɔ, sùnɔɔ
sleeve	bólon
sleeve of a shirt	bólon
sleeveless clothes	kàba, kàman, kànban
slender	bɛ̀dɛmabɛ̀nnin
slender mongoose	wɛ̀nsɛnwulennɛn
slice up into large pieces	bádon, báron
slide	tɛ̀rɛndɛ
slight	mála
slimy mud	bɔ̀ɔnoronoro
sling	tànfara, tànfuran, tònfuran, tɔ̀nfuran
slingshot	gbàyikala, gbèyikala
slip	bíla, tɛ̀nɛnɛ
slip made of one band of cloth	kɔ̀
slip out	tála
slip out of memory	bɔ́
slipper	múye
slippery	námanama
slog	sòolosaala
slope	kárankaran
slosh	lìnbanlinban
sloth	báarakɛbaliya
sloven	bìlakojuu, dàngba
slovenliness	bìlakojuuya, dàngbaya
slow	bólolasuma, bólolasuma, súma, súmaman
slow down	lánɔɔ, másìi, másìi
slowcoach	kɔ́to
slowness	súmaya
slowpoke	bólolasuma, bólolasuma, kɔ́to
slug	bólolasumaya
sly	cèu, gbánan, gbánan, kèwu, kìyanɛn, kìyanɛn
slyness	cìya, kèwuya, kìya
small	búdubudu, búruburu, dén, dɔ́ɔ, dɔ́ɔ, dɔ́ɔman, mìsɛn, sínɛnɛn
small bell	dàro
small boat	kúlunren
small caterpillar sp	tùnburen
small ceremonial axe	jénde, jénne
small cloud	bídika, bírika
small dry branches	ɲɔ̀nsɔn
small elongated basket	bùturu
small fry	bùdubɛdɛ, bùrubɛrɛ
small granary in a house, with two entrances	mɔ̀nɔ
small grass	bàfòla
small grass sp.	fòla
small hoe	dàbalen, dàbanin
small hot season	káwulɛ
small house	dén
small night predator	bàwada
small of the back	kòdo
small pancake	wàmin, wòmin, wɔ̀min
small predator	wádanɛnkalan
small quantity	bólodɔ, bólorɔ
small red drops	wùlenwùlen
small retail store	bìtiki
small shop	fúnku, fúnkun
small stagnant pool	dálaman, dálanban
small vessel	dén
small white ants	báabaa, búbaa
smallness	dɔ́ɔya
smallpox	sò
smart	hánkilima
smart, intelligent person	bìlakoɲin
smartness	bìlakoɲinɲa
smash	fódon, fóronto
smear	máfìn
smell	súma, súmmu, súnbu
smell out	dɔ́soore
smelting	yèlen
smelting (?)	búlulu
smile	múɲɛ
smith's tongs	bàran
smithy	fán
smoke	mìn, sìsi, wúsu
smoke grey	bídikalama, bírikalama
smoke has risen high in a thick column	bɔ́lɔlɔ, bɔ́lɔlɔlɔ
smoking shed	dá
smooth	gbéleku, nùnku, nùnkun, nùnkun, nùun
smooth hairless tail	gbàli
smoothly	tɔ́lɛɛ
smuggle sth.	mábòri
snail	kérekereba, kéreketeba, kɔ̀tɛ, kɔ̀tɔ
snake	bída, bíra, búra, dùumafen, sà
snake whose bite is mortal	bɔ́rɔbali
snare	gbóso, gbóson, jùluba
snarl	wúrundu, wúrundun
snatch and twist	bùrunti
snatch out	bòsi, fòri
snatch up	fó
sneak	bùrukulɛlɛ
sneak up to	mábɛlɛn, mánɛrɛn
sneeze	tìso
sniff	súmmu, súnbu
snore	kɔ̀rɔndɔ
snoring	kɔ̀rɔndɔ
snot	sàsa
snout	dábada, dábara, sóngban, sóngban
snub	mála
snub nose	bírinun
snub-nosed person	bírinunmɔɔ
snuff box	bɔ̀fule
snuffbox	páta, pátɛ, sárabɔ
snuffbox tree	kòbadanin, sárabada
snuggle up	mɔ́sɔ, mɔ́sɔn
so	kɛ̀, tàn, tèn, wà
so much	hákɛto
so that	álakò, álakò, álakosa, álakosa, hákɛto, hálakò, hálakò, sá, s', wálakò, wálakò
soak	dɔ́mìn, ɲíin
so-and-so	fàakadisa, fàkadisa, kàdisa, sìna
soap	kànka, sàfina
soap oneself	kànka
sob	síisii
soccer	bàlontan
soccer player	bàlontanna
social	dɛ̀laka, dɛ̀laka
social class	bónda
social position	dáraja, dáraya, lànbe
sociative	-ma
society	dɛ̀, dɛ̀ko, kóladɛ
soft	màan
soft and abundant	bódobadi, bórobari
soft fall	dádi
softness	màaya
software	súnfɛdɛ
soil	bànko, bànku, bànkudɛɛ, dùukolo, kɔ́sɔ, mánɔɔ
soil oneself	kɔ́sɔ
solar (Gregorian) month	káro
soldier	tóntii
sole	sèntɛɛ, tɛ́ɛ
sole person	kùnjuu
solid	bánbannɛn, bánbannin
solidarity	bádenya
solidity	bánban
soliloquy	kèlennakuma
some	dámadɔ, dámandɔ
some hunters are believed to have it)	sóoro
someone	dó
someone's belonging	mɔ̀ɔfen
someone's thing	mɔ̀ɔfen
something	dó
something recent	bì, bìko, bìlako, bìn
Somono	sɔ̀mɔnɔ
Somono quasi-ethnic group	bónda
son	dénkɛ
sonde	dɔ̀soorelan
song	báyiti, béiti, dɔ̀nkili
songs in Arabic	sùku
Soninke	màraka
son-in-law	bídankɛ, bírankɛ
soot	dàafinfin
soothe	nàanɛ
soothsay	láfɛlɛ
sophism	dádɔbɛn, dárɔbɛn
sophist	dádɔbɛ̀nnɛn
sorcerer	dàbaritii, súbaa
sorcery	súbaaya
sores under the toes	básakanatɛɛ
sorghum	bìnbiri, bìnbirin, cènde, kènde, kènne
Soro's arrow (endowed with extraordinary properties, can strike at any distance	sóoro
sorrel	dàkuna
sorrow	nílafin
sort	dɔ́tɔ̀mɔn, dɔ́tɔ̀nbɔ, ɲábɔ, síya, súu, wóloma
sort of	bìsiki
sort of cassava	álalaɲinin
sort of yam	bànba
sort out	ɲábɔ
sorting out	ɲábɔli
Soso balafon (a magic balafon which was presented by Sumaworo Kante to Bala Faseke, the ancestor of the Kuyate clan	bála
soul	ní, sɔ̀lɔmɛ, sɔ́lɔmɛ, sɔ́lɔmi, sɔ̀lɔmin, sɔ́lɔmin, sɔ̀ndɔmɛ, sɔ́ndɔmɛ, sɔ̀nɔmɛ
sound of steps	sènkan
sound of wood cutting	pídopido
sour	kùmu, kùmun, kùun
sour milk gruel	dɛ̀ɛ
source	bɔ́ju, bɔ́sun, bɔ́yila, búruju
source of illness	jànkaro
source of income	mánankun
source of livelihood	báloda
soursop fruit	sùnsun
soursoup	sùnsun
sour-sour	dà, dàkumu, dàkumun, dàkumunin
sous-préfecture	màradaren
souteneur	màkɔdɔ
South	wòroduu
south, southern side	bólo
southern latitude	dálatɛɛ
Southern Pole	bári
souvenir	sínkɔnmida
sovereign	jɛ̀dɛtii
sow	làn, sári, séri
sow a {new} field	bè, bèn
space	fɛ̀, fòlonfalantɛ, kɛ́nɛ
space between the roof and the wall	bónkaran, bónkarankaran
space between upper front teeth	sàra
space near the edge	dá
space near the wall of a house	jínba, jínban
spacious	bòn, bònba, wálawala
span	alimankɛndɛ, síbidi, síbiri
span of time	wùsu
Spanish	ásipan, ísapan
spare	màra
spare means	bóloko
spark from the fuse of a gun	bìlakoronɛnta
spark off	lábɔ, nábɔ
sparkles	fɛ́rɛɲɛ
sparrow	fó
spasm	kùdu, kùru
speak	dáli, kúma
speak a little	mábaranta
speak about sth /smb critically	dɔ́bɔ, rɔ́bɔ
speak disrespectfully	dádɔgboya
speak to smb. sharply	láfìli
speak vainly	dɔ́gbà
speaker	bélentii, gbélentii, kúmala
spear	tànba
speciality	bólomaka
specialize	bólomakà
species	síya
species of bush	dàramatunke
species of shrub	dòda
species of tree	dàrama
species of yams	gbàara
specific	jáate
spectacles	básalon, básari, lùnɛti, ɲála
speech	bábu, bélenna, dá, dádɔkan, dákudunɲa, dákurunɲa, dɛ̀ɛmun, dúnbu, kúma, sàranun
speech capability	dá
speed	káliya, sènkan
speed up	bàra
spelling	màntaaya
spend a great deal of time	dáa
spend a night	sì
spend night	lákò
sperm	síji
spew, cast	báajinɔ
sphere	bàda, bàdakudun, bàra, bàrakurun, bɔ́lɔn
sphere of activity	báarada
sphere to which aid is directed	bɔ́lɔn
spheric [protruding] object	bàda, bàra
spice	màfen, mànfen
spider	tálen, tálon, tálontalon, tálontalonba
spike	dá
spill	bɔ̀n, lábɔ̀n
spill out	bɔ̀n, kùlen, lákùlen
spin	wìrindi, wùrundi, wùruni
spinach	bɔ̀rɔn, bùraburaba
spindle	kárikolo, kárikudu, kèndakala
spine	jólo
spine of a dorsal fin	jɛ́ɛ
spinster	bákɔdɔtɔ
spiny shrub	gbóro, jàlankànba
spiny tree	bɔ̀lɔkɔtùra
spirit	jà, jàn
spirit of wilderness	jína
spit	tú
spit, skewer	kòloman, kɔ̀lɔman
spitting cobra	sínkin
splash	bàdi, bàri, bùdu, bùdun, lìnbanlinban
splash in the water noisily	bóonsa
splash noisily	bóonsa
splash through shallow water	sóonba
splashes	fúrufuru
spleen	tɛ̀gbɛ
splinter	fɛ́rɛɲɛ
splinters	fɛ́rɛɲɛ
spoil	bɔ̀nɔbɔ, dɔ́nɔɔ, dɔ́tiɲɛ, gbóya, rɔ́nɔɔ, tíɲɛ, tíɲɛ
spoil smb 's work	bólomatiɲɛ
spoil smb.'s work	bólomanɔɔ
sponge	báarakɛbali, fòofoo
sponger	báarabali, ɲájuu, ɲájuu
sponsor	bólomagbɛn, bólomagbɛn
spoon	bínka, bínkalen, bínkan, kùdu, kùluma, kùru
spoon bait	kákɛ, nɛ̀ɛren
sport	fàdimakolo
sporting	fàdimakolola
spotlessly	sóda
spotted goat	bà
spotted hyena	súlukuwulennɛn
spouse	fúduma
sprawl	bàdi, bàri, wáranka
spray	búrundu, fúnfun, fúrufuru, fúrufuru, sári, séri
spray with water	bírinsa, bírisa
spread	fánsan, fɛ̀nfɛn, fɛ̀nsɛn, fòyi, jɛ́nsɛn, ládaa, tánsan, wánsan, wánsan, yɛ́rɛkɛ
spread everywhere	jɛ́nsɛn
spread one's arms and legs	sári, séri
spreading to the skyline	wánɛnńkùn
spring	bùyi, bùyi, fúndi, fúndi, nɛ̀ɛɲɔrɔn, tènke
spring water	bùyi
springtide of life	jàmanakɛ
sprout	bɔ́, fɛ́dɛn, fɛ́rɛn, mábon, sòli
spur	sɛ̀bɛrɛ
spurt	bɔ́
spy	jádo
squabble	wɔ̀yɔ
squabbler	bìrisi, bìrisitɔ
squander	búrunka, búrunkɔ, fúsunku
square	fùdubɛn
square at the center of a village	bárakɛnɛ
squash	dɔ́bùnten, dɔ́mɔɲɔnkɔ, mɔ́ɲɔkɔ, mɔ́ɲɔnkɔ, mɔ́rɔnkɔ
squash and drag in the dust	búrunka, búrunkɔ
squash and spread sth.	bádanki
squat	bùu, kùdu, sònsódin
squeeze	bídi, bídin, bírin, bísi
squeeze out	dɔ́bidi, dɔ́bidin, jíjà
squeeze with	dɛ̀rɛ, dɛ̀rɛn
squirrel	kɛ̀rɛn, kɛ̀rɛnnin
squish-squish	bédekudubedekudu, pótokopataka
stability	bánbannin
stack	jɔ̀ɔ, jɔ̀ɔ
staff	béde, béde, bèleke, bére, bére, gbéde, gbéde, gbèleke
staff of bards' elder	bélen, gbélen
stage	bárakɛnɛ, sáada, sáara
stage of work	dákun
stagger about	fìnkinfankan, tìnkintankan
stagnate	másìi, sìi
stagnation	sìi
stain	kɔ́sɔ
stake	bɔ̀lɔ, lɔ́n
stalk of grass	bín
stall	bìtiki, fúnku, fúnkun
stammerer	dágbadan
stand	lɔ̀
stand between	kànkan
stand in Indian file	lɔ̀
stand up	lɔ̀
standard	jònjon
standard-winged nightjar	dàbidàbi, dɛ̀bidɛ̀bi, kɔ̀nɔjuu
stanza	sùkuso
staple food	báloyilima, dáyilima, sùman
star	bálabala, lòlo, ɲàra
stare at (elder's) eyes	wólo
stare into smb's (elder's) eyes (among the Manding, this is considered an impudence and can be a reason of punishment)	gbángban
stare into smb's eyes (among Manding, staring into an elder's eyes is considered as impudence and can be a reason of punishment)	fá
stare with eyes wide open	bása
start	bè, bèn, dábɔ, dábɔ, fɔ́lɔ, jùtɛ̀ɛ, lábaara, lábòri, lábùdun, lábùrun
start doing	bìla
start immediately	sín
start off	dábɔ
start working a {new} field	bè, bèn
start working immediately!	sín
startle	bàra
state	kàfo
state boundary	bɔ́ton
state of a refugee	báyinbayinɲa
state of an exile	báyinbayinɲa
state [status] of an uncircumcised boy	bìlakoroya
station	gbéredan, lɔ̀da
statistics	jàtesubɔ
stative	-tɔ
status	sìikan
status of a letter	sɛ́bɛdenya
status of a messenger	célaya, kélaya
status of the elder griot	bélenda, gbélenda
stay	jìi
stay permanently	básìi
stay-at-home	gbílin
stays solitary or in pairs, rarely in small troops	kɔ́nkɔ̀dɔn
steal	bólomatɔ̀mɔn, dɛ́dɛ, sònɲa
steal from	sònɲa
steam	máfulu
steamboat	tákulun
steamer	tákulun
steaming pot	ɲìndin, ɲìntin
steelyard	mùruba
steep riverbank	bákɔnkɔ
steer	lásin
stem	fɔ́sun, kàla, tà
stench	kása
stencil	jàren
step	sènta
sterile	bɔ̀rɔkɛ
sterile male	bɔ̀rɔkɛ
sterility	bɔ̀rɔkɛya, káda
stern	kólen
sternum	bànbekun, sísikolo, sísikun
stethoscope	sísijuubɛlan
steward	bìlidalasiila, bìlikandala
sth considered as secondary	bólofɛko
sth neglected	bólofɛko
sth unexpected	bàrańdɔ́
sth. that cannot be reached immediately	bólokɔ
sth. equivalent	bɔ́ɲɔɔnko
sth. happening from time to time	bìlaɲafɛ̀ko
sth. irregular	bìlaɲafɛ̀ko
sth. neutralizing action of a magic object	bási
sth. similar	bɔ́ɲɔɔnko
stick	bálan, béde, bèleke, bére, fàsa, gbéde, gbèleke, kòloman, kɔ̀lɔman, nára, nɔ́dɔ, nɔ́rɔ
stick around	nára, nɔ́dɔ, nɔ́rɔ
stick for playing balafon	bála
stick in	bunta, ɲáran, sɔ́rɔn
stick into	túdu, túru
stick one's teeth	bàdi, bàri
stickleback	mɛ̀nɛn
stimulate	díyadòn
sting	bón
stinginess	bólogbɛlɛnya, bólomagbɛlɛnya
stinging	bónninna, wáɲa, wɛ́ɲɛ
stingy man	bàkiilu, bàkili, bòkunan, bólogbɛlɛn, bólomagbɛlɛn, tɛ́ɛgbɛlɛn, tɛ́ɛgbɛlɛn
stingy person	júumante, kúdènkanin, kúdùnkanin
stingyness	bàkiiluya
stink	kása
stink of bowel gaz	bò
stinking uncircumcised (a serious insult)	bìlakòro
stir	lámàa, lámàa, múru
stir up	bàra, bùdu, bùdun, dùndu, yúuyuu
stir up with strokes	dɔ́gbàsi, rɔ́gbàsi
stirring rod	sòngbala, sùngbala, wèleke
stock	bólomasii, yílimasii
stock up	bólomala, bólomasìi
stocks	bɛ́lɛnyɔrɔ, kúdun
stocky	kùdu
stoma	dálen
stomach	fùdu, fùru, kɔ́nɔ, nòobakun
stomatitus (?)	jàado, jàaro
stone	bɛ̀rɛ, fáda, fára, kába, mábon
stonebreaker	bɛ̀nɛjɔ̀n
stony space	bɛ̀rɛwoyonkɔ
stool	bò, gbéngbede, kúdun
stoop	bídi, bídi, bídin, bídin, bírin, bírin, kùru, mála
stop	bìla, bólokà, bɔ́rɔtɔ, dábìla, dábìla, dàn, lɔ̀, sà
stop doing sth.	bólokà
stop for a moment	dɔ́lɔ̀
stop shirking!	dɛ̀lɛndɛlɛn
stop talking	mákùn, mála
stop talking about me!	bìla
stop the thief!	bɛ̀n
stop up	gbéden
storage	bólolaya
store	bólokɛ, bólomasii, fúnku, fúnkun, màkasan
store up	bólomasìi
storehouse	mɔ̀nɔbon
storekeeper	bìtikitii
stores well, is taken on trips	bàsi
storing	bólolaya
storm	sánfɔɲɔ
story	bàdo, bàro, bílitɛ, ɲáfɔ
storyteller	méleku, méleku, ɲáfɔlila
stout	bánbannɛn, bánbannin, bèlebele, kùnba, kùnba
stoutness	báraka
straddle	fánsan, tánsan, wánsan
straight away	kélendi
straighten	télen
strain off	másɛnɛnɛ, másɛnsɛn, sɛ́nɛnɛ, sɛ́nsɛn
strall	dɔ́taama, yáala, yára
stranger	bándakɔmɔɔ, lólan, lónan, lóndan, lónlan, sìi-ń-fɛ̀
stranger's food	fànda
strangler fig	dúbalen
strategy	kɛ̀lɛya
stratification	bìlańkàn
straw	bù, bù, kánka, ɲàma
straw mattress	pàyasi
strawberry	fàrafara
street	bɔ́lɔn, síla
strength	báraka, sɛ́nbɛ
strengthen	bánban, báraka, kɔ́dɔsìi
stretch	dɔ́sàman
stretch before weaving	tɛ̀ntɛn
stretch out tightly	bánban
stretch tightly	jíjà
strife	bìrisi
strike	báaraboloka, dàdi, dèdi, gbàsi, gbɛ̀si, gbòsi, tù
strike at random	fìrintawo
strike down	lála
string	jàla
string of beads	kɔ́nɔn
string of bells	wúren
stringed instrument	bàn
strip	bòsi, sɛ́rɛkɛ, wáranka
strip off	bùsanki
strip oneself off	wáranka
stripe	bílinbilin, jàla, nìri
striped	kálan, remote
striped hyena	súlukufin
stripped staff	fénkalantaafe
strive to	kádan
stroke	mùnumɛnɛ
strong	bárakanɛn, bòn, bònba, fànkama, fàsan, kìsɛ, kìsɛ
strong violent male	túra
strongly	bɛ́lɛlɛ, bɛ̀rɛbɛrɛ, bɛ́rɛbɛrɛ, dɛ́ndɛlɛn
strophe	sùkuso
structure	sóoroɲa
struggle	kísikisi
struggle in water	bídonbidon
struggle in water (of a person who is going to drown)	námun, náwun, néwun
stubble	sàngban
stubborn	wùle, wùlen
student	kàranden
student's grant	bàndanmida
student's stipend	bàndanmida
studio	kúmabon
study	kàran, kàran, kàran, kàran, ɲáɲinin, ɲáɲinin
stump	gbùngbudun
stump of arm	bólokudun
stun	kìdin, kìdon
stupid	múdu
stupidity	kùnntanya, nálon
sturdy fellow	bòkelenbila
stutterer	dágbadan
style	kàlada
subdivision	bólonfada
subject	fɔ́ńma
subjection	bólomɔɔya
subjugate	bólomɔɔya
submarine hunting	bátunun
submission	bólomɔɔya, dɛ̀ɛmin
submit	mála
subordinate	dùulamɔɔ, dùulata, dùulata
subordination	bìla
suborn	sàn
subscribe to	máfudu
subsequent	kɔ́lata
subside	mála
substance	bɔ̀ɔbɔɔ, búmun, búnbun
substantial	bɔ̀ɔbɔɔnɛn
substitute	fàlen, fàlin, nɔ̀dɔbila, nɔ̀rɔbila
substitution	kùnfalen
substract	bɔ́
substraction	bɔ́ńna, dóbɔńna
subunit	bólonfada, kɛ̀lɛbolon
suburb	sóbolon
subway	dùukɔdɔkulun
succeed	nɔ̀, ɲà, súdan
succeed in	kádan
succeed in one's life	báraka
succeed in understanding sth.	bábè
success	jìimafa, súdan
succession	dátɔma
successor	nɔ̀dɔbila, nɔ̀dɔsiila, nɔ̀rɔbila
succulent	dónbo
succumb	lábìla
such a person (usualy a censure is implied)	súu
such and such place	fàkadisaya
such as	yó, yómìn
sudden	bàrańdɔ́
sudden destruction	bàrańdɔ́
sudden flame	bíliu, bíliwu
suddenly	bádau, bónkin, bónkun, dàmansá, jéun
suddenly (about an attack, etc.)	bàrańdɔ́
suddenly and rudely	gbàlaki
suffer	ɲánin, tɔ́rɔ
suffer a defeat	bè, bèn
suffer damage	bɔ̀nɔ
suffer damages	bè, bèn
sufference	tɔ́rɔ
suffering	tɔ́rɔya
suffice	bɛ̀n, bólolabɔ, dáfa, kàmali, kànbali
suffice for	bɔ́, dádɔbɔ, dárɔbɔ
sufficient	bɛ̀dɛ, bɛ̀rɛ
sufficiently	bɛ̀dɛ, bɛ̀rɛ
suffix	kɔ́nara
sugar	líkɔɔ, súkara, súkaro
sugar cane	áwusan, líkende
sugarbeet	béterawu
suicide	jɛ̀dɛfaa
suit	kún
suitable	bɛ́dɛbɛdɛ, bɛ́rɛbɛrɛ
suitable pay	bɛ̀rɛma
suitcase	bɔ̀dɔ, bɔ̀rɔ, dè, dèe
suite	bɛ̀n, kànbɛn, nɔ̀fɛmɔɔ, sìnfon
sulk	dátɛ̀ɛ, júu, yóron
sulking	dátɛɛnna
sum	kúrukɛrɛ
sumbala	súmara, súnbara
sumbmit	májìi
summary	bátɔmɔn
summon to	wárandi
sun	tèle
sun has appeared	tèle
Sunday	àlhadi, káari, kárilon, làhadi
Sunday evening (sunset) to Monday	tɛ̀nɛn
Sunna	sàranun
Sunnah	kùdugbɛlɛn
superintendent	tɔ́ntii
superior	fìsaman, fìsamànta, kótii, mìsamànta, sálatii, sándɔta
superior to others	fìsamannte
superiority	bònbaya, fìsamannteya, fìsaya, kìnaya
supervise	kɔ̀rɔsi, sákɛ
supper	wùrala
supperessive	má-, -man
supple jack	bólokoenɛnloolu
supplement	dáfa
supplementary prayer	náfula
supplied with a thread	jèsema
support	bánban, bàrima, bàroma, bàrɔma, bìrima, bòrima, bòruma, kɔ́dɔbinbin, kɔ́dɔbinbin, kɔ́dɔsìi, kɔ́kɔdɔdon, kɔ́mabinbin, lɔ̀, sé, s'
support for distaff (earthenware)	cènda, jènda, kènda
support of a flat roof	bílisen
support smb.	bínbin, kɔ́kɔdɔbinbin, lábɛ̀n
supporter	dònko, lándi
supporting pole	bàrima, bàroma, bàrɔma, bìrima, bòrima, bòruma
suppose	bìsikiya, jìi
suppository	sídigba
surat	fɔ́da
sure	fásayi, fásayii
sure!	ágba, ákɛ̀, áǹkɛ, áwa
surety	tɔ̀nɔmasii
surface	dá, kábe
surface of earthen bed	bílindɔla
surgeon	dɔ̀bosolila
surmise	bìsiki, bìsiki
surpass	fìsaya, gbɛ̀lɛya, tàmin, tànbi, tànbin
surplus	fànda, jídińkan
surprise	bàra, bàra, bàrandɔko
surround	lákòori, lákòri, láminin, mínin
surrounding area	dáfɛla, dánduu, tɔ̀ɔdala
surrounding conditions	bɔ̀ɔfɛya
surroundings	bɔ̀ɔfɛ, bɔ̀ɔrɛ, láminin, tíntan
surroundings of the village	bána, bánda
survive	bɔ́, mábalo
suspect	síka
suspend for	bìla
suspended larder	ɲàarijulu
suspended sediment	bùrunburun
suspicion	bìsiki
suzerainty	dùukolotiiya
swagger	kába, kába
Swahili	sùwahili
swallow	kùnun
swamp	bɛ́sɛbɛsɛ, bòroboro, bɔ́dɔn, mɔ́dɔn
swamp ebony	dàbakalasunsun, sùnsunfin
swamped bank of a brook	pɔ̀tɔpɔtɔ
swampy	bòroman
swampy bank of a brook	bòro
swear	kàli, sɛ́n
swear to give up	dádɔla, dárɔlá
sweat	táraji, wàsi, wàsi, wɔ̀si, wɔ̀si, wɔ̀siji
sweep	fídan
sweet	áliwa, áluwa, bɔ̀nbɔn, dádɔtiminyalan, tíman, tímin, tíminman
sweet cassava	bànanku, bànnuku, mànaku, mànanku
sweet dough	káɲa
sweet manioc	dàbuka
sweet potato	wíse, wúse, wúsen
swell	bòsi, búnbu, búnbun, búu, dɔ́bònɲa, fúnun, kùdu, kùru, lábònɲa, lábònɲa, lábùɲa, lábùɲa
swiftly	bárakabaraka, bíwu, gbádakagbadaka, párati
swiftly, with a loud trample	bídibidi, bíriri
swim	námun, náwun, néwun
swindle	bólolamìda, bólolamìna, gbánanɲa
swindle {out of} smb.	mádamun, mádawun
swindler	bènkanninna, bènnkanninna, bólolamidala, bólolaminala, gbánan
swindling	bènkannin, bènnkannin
swing	fàsa, fídifidi
swirl	bùdu, bùdun
switch	bìnsan, bìsan, bólotɛɛlan, bònsan, bɔ̀nsan, gbònsan, kòloman, kɔ̀lɔman
swoon	kìdin, kìdon
sword	kínfan
syllable	dáfaɲa, dákudunɲa, dákurunɲa, gbèn
symbol	sínkɔn, yìdasere
synthesis	làkafoli
syphilis	gbɔ̀rɔ
syringe	kólobiɲɛ
system	kánke