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sa   Variant: saN-. num. One, a clitic form with a small of nouns. cf.: sangka, ssa₁, issa.

sa   aux. particle. Indicates mild emphasis; so; indeed. Yuk kalloꞌ inān, ꞌꞌNā, bay na sa yukku ma kaꞌam.ꞌꞌ The heron said, "I did indeed say that to you." cf.: ba, ka₁; link: du.

sabab₁   1 • conj. Because. Sinꞌkkoꞌ-sꞌkkoꞌ si Ben sabab aheka takakanna. Ben has the hiccups because he has eaten a lot. linkset: angkan, apa, kalnaꞌ, saukat, sanggaꞌina.

2 • n. A cause; reason. Ai sababna angkan buwattēꞌ? What is the reason it is like that? linkset: jalanan, poꞌon-sabab.

sabab₂   v. AO-1. To make someone sick, the action of some ritual ancestor who has been offended or neglected. . Ahoꞌ, kauliꞌan bang halam aniyaꞌ amaꞌin, halam aniyaꞌ anabab. Yes, it will be healed provided nothing supernatural is making him sick, causing the sickness. link: bihang₁.

sabak   v. AO-1. To carry something close to one's body. Bang aniyaꞌ sīnnu subay pagsabak-sabaknu na paꞌin. If you have money you should always carry it on you. Gram: AO-1 link: bowa₁.

sabal   1 • adj. a-. Characterized by patient acceptance. Gram: a-

2 • v. AStat pag-. To resign oneself to an unfavorable state of affairs, considered to be a virtuous attitude. Yukna, “Magsabal ka, halam ka kabꞌllihanku.” Sinohoꞌ daꞌa magsusun. He said, "Be patient; I haven't bought you anything." Saying not to be regretful. Gram: AStat. pag-

3 • v. AO-2 pag-. To endure adverse events with patience and resignation. . Category: Endurance. Gram: AO-2 pag- link: sandal₂.

sabali   v. AA pag-. To be mutually confused or mistaken about what each other is saying or intending. Buwat saliꞌ aku angamuꞌ saldenas ni kaꞌa, ati sohoꞌnu si Nudjiral angamuꞌ saldenas ni aku. Magsabali lling. Like I ask sardines from you, and you tell Nudjiral to ask sardines from me. Talking at cross-purposes. Gram: AA pag- cf.: kamaliꞌ, kasāꞌ₂.

sabali-bali   Adverb. Unaware; happening without one's knowledge. Sabali-bali aniyaꞌ hunus. Perhaps there'll be a storm (but I don't know about it). Sulugun medyas itū, sabali-bali mbal sarang. Try these socks on, they may turn out not to fit. Sabali-bali kamisitaku, halam bay kaumbulan. Something may happen to my T-shirt, it didn't have a number on it.

sabali-bali man atay   adj. zero. Gone from conscious awareness. Buwat aniyaꞌ tabꞌllita ai-ai boꞌ tapatꞌnnaꞌ, ati boꞌ kita makalꞌngngan. Pamatꞌnnaꞌanta inān halam kabiyasahan. Yukta, “Sabali-bali min atayku.” Like when we've bought something and put it down and then walked off. The place where we put it is unfamiliar. We say, "It went right out of my mind."

Saban   n. The eighth month of the Islamic year, the month in which Muslims tend their graves and remember the dead. Category: Month. synonyms: Nispu, Taitiꞌ.

sabanding   n. An imperfection. . Dꞌnda inān halam aniyaꞌ sabandingna, minsan langaw paligid. That woman had no defects, even a fly would slip off.

sabarang   adj. zero. All; every; covering the entire range. Occurs before the noun. . Aꞌa kamemon ma sabarang lahat. All people in every place. Sabarang lahat aniyaꞌ lungsud. Every land has its towns. link: kamemon.

sabasag   Adverb. No more than; limited to. Sabasag saga sangpūꞌ pilak. No more than about ten pesos. linkset: ya ngkon, samadjana; cf.: luwal.

sabat₁   n. A rectangular basket about 20 cm square with a fitted lid, closely woven of split cane, used as a container for small items such as cosmetics or jewelry. Category: Baskets.

sabat₂   adj. ka-..-an. Hit unintentionally, as by crossfire in a gun battle. Amatay si Sawa, bay kasabatan. Sawa is dead, hit by a stray bullet. . cf.: sambut.

sabay   1 • v. AO-1. To harm something that happens to be in the way of a powerful or fast-moving action. Bang kita nilagut, tasabay tinaꞌita. If someone slashes us, our intestines are harmed. Bang aku amꞌssi boꞌ ma deyoꞌ pꞌssiku, waꞌi abꞌkkat naelon. Bay sinabay heꞌ tangīꞌ, bay kīttob ma tongaꞌan. When I am fishing and my hook and line are down below, the nylon line snaps. It was hit by a Spanish mackerel and bitten through halfway up. Tasabay isāb lubid bang kita palabu, tasabay heꞌ pahi, abꞌkkat. A rope can be impacted too when we lie at anchor, hit by a stingray and snapped in two. Gram: AO-1

2 • v. AA pag-. To interact unintentionally. Magsabay ya baran taguriꞌ, ageseꞌ mariyataꞌ. The frames of the kites tangled together and the paper tore while aloft. .

sabba   n. The cooking banana or plantain. The cooking banana is widely used for snacks, fried in a batter, fried and glazed, roasted on sticks, or simply boiled. . Category: Palms, banana. The cooking banana is widely used for snacks, fried in a batter, fried and glazed, roasted on sticks, or simply boiled. . Musa paradisiaca. cf.: saging.

sabba-abuhan   n. A variety of plantain with small white-fleshed fruit.

sabba-keyat   n. A variety of plantain with reddish fruit.

sabba-manilaꞌ   n. A variety of plantain with large fruit.

sabba-poteꞌ   n. A variety of plantain with white-fleshed fruit.

sabba-sussuꞌ   n. A variety of plantain, sweet enough to be eaten raw.

sabba-sūk   n. A variety of plantain, common and recognised as a local variety.

sabbut   1 • n. An invocation to God or some spirit being. Aniyaꞌ sabbut ni kahāpan, aniyaꞌ sabbut ni kalaꞌatan. There are invocations for good, and there are invocations for evil.

2 • v. AO-1. To utter or mention something, especially with reference to uttering someone's name in invocation. . Bang aku bay abakat eꞌ bilaꞌ kassaꞌ tasabbutku si Inaꞌ. When I cut myself on a broken bottle I called on my mother. Bang sinabbut Tuhan yukta, “O Tuhan, dūlin aku.” When God is named we say, "O God, grant my desire." Category:  Invoke. Gram: AO-1 link: lingan.

sabi₁   v. AO-1. To express a need for help. Buwat saliꞌ bay magosol hāg, bay na sinabi aꞌa buwat kabagayan si Panglima Lukki. Like when we put in the houseposts, we let Panglima Lukki's friends know (of the need). “Tuwan,” yukna, “pasabihin lagiꞌ aku. Tabangin giꞌ aku.” "Sir," he said, "please let me speak of my need. Please help me." Gram: AO-1

sabi₂   v. AO-1. To feel pain in a part of one's body. Aniyaꞌ sabita ma deyom baranta bang kita abusāꞌ. We feel something in our bodies when we have strained something internally. Sinabi daggahana. Pain is felt in his chest. Gram: AO-1 link: nanam.

sabil   v. AO-1. To kill someone while running amok or berserk, generally as a result of some intolerable mental stress such as grief or shame. Bang amatay anakku magsabil aku ni Mꞌddas. If my child dies I will go berserk (killing people) in the market town of Siasi. Gram: AO-1

sabit₁   v. AO-1. To weave the distinctive square cloth worn by men as a headcovering or draped over one shoulder. Category: Weaving cloth. cf.: saꞌud₂.

sabit₂   1 • n. A hook-shaped item for catching, hanging or fastening; a fishhook with multiple points. link: pꞌssi.

2 • v. AO-1. To fish with a multiple hook, a technique for catching schooling fish. Bang aku anabit bawis subay niumpanan tinapay atawa saging. When I fish for rabbitfish with a multiple hook it must be baited with bread or banana. Category: Fishing techniques. Gram: AO-1

3 • v. AO-2. To pull something up on a hook. Pagpꞌssi ya agasi itū kasabitan ya pagal basiꞌ ēꞌ. While this giant was fishing an iron cage was hooked up. Gram: AO-2

sabit₃   v. AA pag-. To engage in a contest in which two opponents hook elbows together and try to bring each other's free hand down onto the table. link: kagat.

sabitan   n. A money belt, machine-woven of heavy yarn, worn with sauwal-type trousers. link: kandit.

sablay   v. AO-2. To drape a flexible item over something firm, as clothes on a line, garments over a beam, split fish drying across a beam. Gram: AO-2 cf.: parablay.

sablayan   n. Something to drape flexible items over. .

sabol   v. ASite pa-. To impede progress, as floating rubbish or underbrush does when paddling, or underbrush when walking. . Pasabol itū aniyaꞌ pagūng ati ameyaꞌ ma kukku batangan atawa ma munda, buwat sala ulak. Sabol is about something floating and going along with the hook of the outrigger boom or the bow, stuff like floating weed. . Bang aku lumꞌngngan kaleya aniyaꞌ pasabol mareyom. Mbal aku saliꞌ makaluhaya lumꞌngngan. When I'm walking inland there is stuff in there that impedes progress. Gram: ASite pa- cf.: sagid.

sabol-sabol   1 • v. AStat pa-. To hinder the flow of conversation by making a noise. Ya mbal kita makakale, tahik pasabol-sabol. The reason we couldn't hear was the sea was making a noise. Pasabol-sabol na paꞌin iya itū. Itiyaꞌ kita magsuli-suli. He keeps on making a noise. We are having a talk. Category:  Sounds of water. Gram: AStat. pa-

2 • v. AO-1. To interrupt someone talking. . Gram: AO-1

sabsab   v. AO-1. To help oneself to food left in a kitchen, or to fruit on someone else's trees. Anabsab kita kaleya, mbal kita amuhun. We go inland to get fruit, we don't ask permission. . Gram: AO-1 link: tangpas₁.

Sabtuꞌ   n. Saturday. Category: Day. link: Ahad.

sabu   1 • conj. During; while. linkset: baba, hinabu, sasang, dalam₁, hinasang, pasaltaꞌ.

2 • v. AStat. pa-/-um-. To coincide deliberately with some activity or event. Sumabu kam wanni buwattinaꞌan. Dahū halam kam bay maitu. You will coincide with the odorous mango season this time. You were not here previously. Aging itū mbal kinataꞌuwan, sabu itū tinuꞌud. This word aging refers to something not known about (beforehand), sabu is deliberate. linkset: abing, saltaꞌ, saꞌud₁, sampꞌkkaꞌ, tongop₁, tāꞌ-tāꞌ₂, ttaꞌ.

3 • v. AO-1. To meet someone by intent. Sabuhun aku ni Mꞌddas bang ugtu llaw. Meet me in Siasi at noon. Bang aku ni Malaybalay anabu lilusku, halam atꞌkka. Bang taꞌabut pagtambukuhanta, sabuta na. If I go to Malaybalay to coincide with my wristwatch, it won't have arrived. If the time we agreed on has come I will coincide.

sabud   v. AO-2. To scatter small items in diverse directions, as when sowing seed broadcast. Gram: AO-2 cf.: sabulak.

sabul   1 • n. Behavior that offends social norms.

2 • adj. a-. Behaving in gross disregard for standards of behavior. Asabul ka, minsan aku magsulat nijogjog heꞌnu lamisahan. You're naughty, even when I am writing, you bump the table. Gram: a- cf.: lumuꞌ.

sabulak   v. AO-2. To scatter small items, as drops of water. Gram: AO-2 cf.: sabud.

sabuli-buli   1 • Adverb. Securely; definitely; permanently. Niꞌnnaꞌ sabuli-sabuli. Stored very securely. synonyms: sakuli-kuli.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To be definite about doing something. Aku ya magsabuli-buli angꞌndeꞌ, pagka aku ya bay angindam ni kaꞌa. I'm the one who will most definitely return it, because I am the one who borrowed it. Gram: AStat. pag-

sabun   1 • n. Soap.

2 • v. AO-2. To wash something using soap; to apply soap. Gram: AO-2

sabung   v. ASite pa-. To look or face in a particular direction. Aheka jungjung pasabung ni kulaet. There are many half-beaks (a kind of fish) facing the pressure lantern. Gram: ASite pa-

sabut₁   v. AO-1. To understand a foreign language. Nã, ai ba tilawnu bang mbal minsan magsabut? What in the world can you ask when you don't even understand each other's language? Gram: AO-1 cf.: hati₁.

sabut₂   v. AO-2. To deal a playing card. Sinabutan ka heꞌ bangkaꞌ. You'll be dealt some by the banker. Gram: AO-2

sabut bahasa   n. A person who speaks several languages.

sabꞌnnal   v. AO-2 pag-. To utter what is true, so to make confession. Pinagsabꞌnnalan eꞌna pasal bay dusana. He told the truth about his sin. Gram: AO-2 pag- cf.: naik-saksiꞌ.

sabꞌnnal-bꞌnnal   Adverb. Truly; in accordance with facts. link: manyatakan.

sakadjap   Adverb. In a moment of time; instantaneously. Ya bay ndang, sakadjap ginantiꞌan ni bahaꞌu. That which was well-worn transformed in a flash to something new. cf.: daiꞌ-daiꞌan; link: magtūy.

sakal   n. An adze. link: sangkap.

sakali   Note: QU What does this mean in English, what is pagsakali

sakali itū   conj. Paragraph introducer, indicates immediacy of sequence of the action described, sometimes with a causal connection. Often translatable as: so then; forthwith; as a result. Buwat si Linda inān angamuꞌ ai-ai ni inaꞌna, boꞌ mbal kabuwanan. Sakali itū yampa kabuwanan bang anangis na. Like Linda asking for this and that from her mother, and not being given it. So then she is only given it when she cries. link: magtūy.

sakali na   Adverb. In a settled, consistent manner. Ondeꞌ inān bang sakali na anangis, agon mbal paꞌaluk. When that child settles down to crying it is almost impossible to comfort him. Bang sakali na maghinang maghinang toꞌongan. When he settles down to work he really works. Abila sakali na makapaglꞌngngan, agon mbal anandan lumaꞌ. When (he) keeps on going about, he scarcely makes it home.

sakalibut   n. The entire region surrounding a reference location. Aheka panit ma sakalibutta itū. There are many tuna around us. Magtingkōꞌan sigā ma sakalibut bihingna. They sat down around him. linkset: katilibut, katilingkal, sakalingkal.

sakalingkal   n. The entire region surrounding a referent location. . Ma sakalingkal Siasi inān, ameyaꞌ ma si Indanan kamemon. The entire area of Siasi, all go with Indanan (as mayor). link: sakalibut.

sakap   1 • n. The things needed in preparation for some activity. Lungbus aku pareyoꞌ-pariyataꞌ ma sakap bayanan. I am complete from top to bottom in readiness for a canoe. Na daiꞌ-daiꞌku na, magduwaꞌ na kami kasakapan, binowa ni Silibis. Now I'll make it short, we loaded all the things needed for taking to the Celebes. link: kapanyapan.

2 • adj. In readiness. Sakap na sigām angandogpaꞌ. They are ready to attack. cf.: panyap.

3 • v. AO-1. To get things ready. Manjari itū sinakap na sꞌmmek-sꞌmmek sigām, pꞌssi-pꞌssi sigām. So then they got ready all their clothes, all their little fishhooks. Gram: AO-1 linkset: panyap, tagama.

4 • v. AO-2. To get things ready for someone else; to outfit someone. Anā, sinakapan na eꞌ Inaꞌ inān. Well then, it was prepared (for us) by Mother.

sakat₁   v. ASite pa-. To go up onto something, as onto the porch of a house or aboard a boat. Pasakat na kam. Come on up. (This a standard greeting to people waiting at the foot of a house ladder.) Pasakat na kami ni kappal pabīng. We went aboard the ship again. Gram: ASite pa- synonyms: ditaꞌi, diyataꞌ₂.

sakat₂   v. AO-1. To attack someone physically. . Sinakat magbonoꞌ. Bang kita pinahimulas magbonoꞌ na. Attacked in order to fight. When we are accused of cowardice, we fight. link: dugpak₂.

sakat-sakat   v. ASite aN-. To approach the zenith, of sun or moon. Anakat-nakat ni ugtu bulan. The moon is rising to its zenith. Gram: ASite aN-

sakaukat   conj. Merely because, implying that the reason given is inadequate. Buwat aku magnililus na, nā kaseheꞌanku inān ahꞌlling, “Sakaukat na ka taga lilus mbal na ka pahali akiyum.” Like me, I have a watch now and my friends say, "Just because you have a watch you don't stop smiling."

sakaum   v. AA pag-. To assemble together, of people. Magsakaum, saliꞌ magdakayuꞌ aꞌa Butun maka aꞌa Siganggang, bay tinambukuhan eꞌ mayul. Sakaum, like when the people of Butun come together with the people of Siganggang. They were told to do so by the mayor. Category: Congregate. Gram: AA pag- link: pūn.

sakay₁   v. ASite pa-. To get a ride with someone, as to reach a fishing ground. Pasakay na duwangan ya bay seheꞌna min damundaꞌ inān. The two who were his companions on that one boat went aboard.. Gram: ASite pa- cf.: bayan, beyaꞌ₃.

sakay₂   v. AO-1. To enter someone's space without permission, especially for the purposes of robbery or murder. Anakay itū saliꞌ pariyataꞌ ni lumaꞌ ma halam bay amaꞌid. Sakay means going up into a house without having asked permission. Gram: ASite aN-

sakkal   adj. zero. Something repulsive or offensive. Sakkal toꞌongan ilu ma Tuhan. That is very offensive to God. cf.: sammal, sāk₁.

sakket   1 • n. The nippers or pincers of a crab. Bang kami anaggaw kagong pēk pininaꞌanan jinggam engkot ati tasaggaw sakketna. When we catch mud crabs we put chewing gum on a string and it is caught by its nippers. . Gram: AO-1

2 • v. AO-1. To nip something, as a crab does. Bay aku sinakket eꞌ kagong tikaꞌ-tikaꞌ. I was nipped by a fiddler crab.

sakki   1 • n. A sickness or disease.

2 • adj. a-. Unwell.

sakkop₁   v. AO-2. To catch something in the hands with a quick movement. Bang aniyaꞌ daing-daing ma diyataꞌ tꞌbba sakkopta. If there are little fish left in shallow water we catch them in our hands. Gram: AO-2 link: akup.

sakkop₂   v. AStat pa-. To occur without warning, as of a sickness that strikes a person in full health. Gram: AStat. pa- link: taggahaꞌ.

sakkul   n. The starch dressing in new cloth. cf.: kanjiꞌ, almidul.

saki   Variant: sakki. 1 • n. A sickness; a disease. cf.: paꞌin₆.

2 • adj. a-. Ill. Gram: a-

saki dayang   n. A disease affecting the genitals, a sexually transmitted disease.

saki panauꞌ   n. An illness which lies dormant in a person's body.

saki titis   n. Tuberculosis or other disease symptomised by extreme loss of condition.

sakit   adv. Seriously, very. (Usually with the negative mbal.) .

saklaꞌ   v. ASite pa-. To overflow onto what is normally above the tidal limit, of the sea at unusually high tides. Tahik ya pasaklaꞌ, bang latap sampay diyataꞌ lumaꞌ taꞌabut. The sea overflows onto land, latap is when water rises above houses. Gram: ASite pa- link: dunuk.

sakmel   n. Shrapnel.

sakmit   v. AO-1. To pick something up with a swift movement, as someone stealing as he goes past. Gram: AO-1 link: akup.

saksak   1 • adj. a-. Split right across. Daꞌa na pasiyagun hōs ilu. Waꞌi asaksak na koꞌ ilū. Don't use that sarong as a skirt. It's split right apart. Gram: a- link: geseꞌ.

2 • v. AO-1. To split something apart, as cloth, paper or a section of woven walling. . Pahali ka, saksakta bowaꞌnu! Stop it or I'll tear your mouth apart! Gram: AO-1

saksiꞌ   1 • n. A testimony; a person who gives testimony. Bay aniyaꞌ magbonoꞌ, niāꞌ saksiꞌ. Angāꞌ saksiꞌ ni baran aꞌa bay magbonoꞌ. There had been a fight and witnesses were called. They got witnesses of the people who had been fighting. . synonyms: sakup₁; link: bꞌnnal.

2 • v. AO-2. To give testimony to some fact. Gram: AO-2

sakulati   1 • n. Chocolate, either in slab form or powder.

2 • adj. zero. Colored in the brown to purple range. cf.: lohoꞌ-ubi.

sakuli-kuli   Adverb. Securely, of something stored or hidden. synonyms: sabuli-buli.

sakup₁   1 • n. An eyewitness. Na bang mahēꞌ ma opis, yukna, “Bꞌnnal sakup ka bay pagbonoꞌ itū? Bꞌnnal taꞌndaꞌnu atawa halam?” Hatina tinawag saksiꞌ. So there at the office, he said, "Is it true that you are a witness of this fight? Is it true that you saw it or not?" In other words, called as witness. synonyms: saksiꞌ; link: bꞌnnal.

2 • adj. zero. Fully informed or knowledgeable about something. Sakup iya, sakup iya anondaꞌ, amubu, maghinang ma deya. He is fully knowledgeable, he knows all about trolling for tuna, about trap fishing, about working ashore. Category: Skilled, Informed, aware. Gram: zero link: bistu.

sakup₂   v. AO-1. To take over everything; to commandeer.

sakutu   v. AO-2. To get involved with what a crowd is doing. Aniyaꞌ bay animbak, aheka patayna. Saga aꞌa atuhun inān magsakutu amuwaꞌ daing inān. Someone had dynamited and there were lots of dead {fish}. The people diving there came in large numbers to retrieve that fish . link: kubu-kubu.

saddī   1 • adj. zero. Different; other. Pagga aniyaꞌ llaw saddī, agtūy patandan maka daing. When another day came, he immediately reached land with the fish. Gram: zero cf.: tingka, biddaꞌ.

2 • v. AO-2. To make something different from what it was previously; to modify or adjust something significantly. Gram: AO-2 link: gintil.

3 • v. ASite pa-. To do something differently, as to go in a different direction. Gram: AA pag-

4 • v. AA pag-. To behave differently from each other. A: “Magai kam?” B: “Magsaddī minsan dalūng.” A: "What is your kindred relationship?" B: "We are different kindreds even though from one community." . Gram: ASite pa-

saddī-saddī   adj. zero. Extraordinarily unsatisfactory, of some behavior. Saddī-saddī tꞌggolnu ma lumaꞌ si Mila! What a dreadfully long time you took at Mila's house. Gram: zero cf.: mahal-mahal; synonyms: laꞌin-laꞌin.

saddoꞌ   n. (See bāt-saddoˈ).

sadja   Variant: hadʤa. Adverb. Indicates the exclusion of other items, activities or possibilities. Often translatable as just, always or only. Insiniꞌ sadja maglꞌngngan aku. I was walking just a moment previously. Amonoꞌ sadja iya itū. All he does is kill. Anginum hadja aku. I will just have a drink. link: luwal.

sadsad   1 • v. ASite pa-. To touch down onto something. Waꞌi pasadsad tapeꞌna ni tanaꞌ. His feet have touched down on the ground.

2 • v. AO-1. To identify or locate something by touch. Gram: AO-1 link: agap₂.

sadsaran   n. The nature and characteristics of a person. cf.: kajarihan.

saen   v. AO-2. To affix one's signature to a document. Gram: AO-2

saga   adv. Indicates plurality, i.e. in contrast to unmarked nouns which are ambiguous as to number unless made clear by the context. . Aniyaꞌ saga aꞌa piꞌitu. There are some people coming. synonyms: manga.

sagad   Variant: sigad. v. AO-2. To disregard something; to leave something unchanged or uncared for. . Sagarin na. Never mind. A: “Ā, pamagayku bang mangkuꞌ, subay tangīꞌ.” B: “Sigarin na.” A: "Hey, what use is bonito to me, it must be Spanish mackerel!" B: "Never mind, then." Gram: AO-2 link: hagmak.

sagaiꞌ   n. A tribe of people reputed to live in forested areas of Sulu and Sabah. It is said that they take the heads of women of other tribes and boil them for the oil, which is said to be valued as a medicine.

sagang   v. AO-1. To ward off a blow; to resist some force. Buwat kita tinimbak, halam aniyaꞌ makasagang iya. If someone shoots at us we can't parry that. Mbal tasagang Tuhan. God cannot be resisted. Bang kita sōng nilagut sagangta maka tangan. Ya halliꞌan baranta. Bang makani-baranta tasabay napasta. When we are about to be slashed we parry it with our hands. It's our body we are cautious of. If it (the slashing) gets to our body our breath will be affected. Gram: AO-1

sagap   1 • adv. By chance; aimlessly; without a clear destination. . Hal kita amusay sagap piꞌingga-piꞌingga katudjuhan mundaꞌ. All we did was to paddle aimlessly wherever the prow was pointing.

2 • v. ASite pa-. To take a chance in doing something. Pasagap kita pehēꞌ, kalu aniyaꞌ tulung min Tuhan. Let us take a chance in that direction, maybe God will help. Buwat aku ni Taluksangay, hal aku pasagap pehēꞌ. Mbal kataꞌuwanku lumaꞌ. Like my going to Taluksangay, I just took my chances in going there. I didn't know the house. Halam aniyaꞌ padduman, hal kami magsarapan ma llaw, atuli ugtuꞌllaw atawa tongaꞌ bahangi. No compass, we just took our chance on the sun (as reference point), sleeping at noon or midnight. Gram: AStat. pa- linkset: pasamba, pasukud, susaed, tꞌbbaꞌ-sasab.

sagaw   adj. a-. Noisy. Daꞌa kam asagaw, ilu na atuli si Minda, ko daꞌa abati. Don't you be noisy, Minda is sleeping; so she won't waken. Gram: a- link: hidjul.

sagawliꞌ   v. AO-1. To restore something to its former state. Magtūy anagawliꞌ kaulna. His ability to communicate came promptly back.

sagay   n. A stinging plant. . Bahan maglē ma deyom kasob, bang mbal taꞌndaꞌta boꞌ tasagidta kakatolan kita. A creeping plant that goes on the ground in dense growth, if we don't see it and brush against it we get itchy.

sagbot   Variant: sagmot. n. Brushwood or weedy growth. Aꞌadla manuk, alahi saga ni deyom kasagbotan. The chickens are untamed, they escaped into the undergrowth. Aheka sagbot, asigpit, halam aniyaꞌ labayan. Lots of brush, constricted, no way through. cf.: sꞌggit.

sagda₁   v. AO-1. To direct someone to do things in a particular way, with connotations of being bossy. Gram: AO-1 link: sohoꞌ.

sagda₂   Variant: sagda-sagda. v. AO-1. To cause someone to be sick, the action of ritual ancestors or saitan spirits. Bang kami amangan ma olangan boꞌ sōng sangom, subay binahagiꞌan deyoꞌ ko daꞌa kita sinagda. When we eat out at sea and it is almost dark, we must give a share to the demon of the deep to avoid being made sick by him. Gallang itū paghampanan ondeꞌ-ondeꞌ boꞌ mbal sinagda. These bracelets provide protection for children from sickness caused by spirit beings. Gram: AO-1 synonyms: hagda-hagda.

sagdahan   n. The baleful influence of a spirit being, generally manifested as sickness. Minsan akosog taꞌatna ni Tuhan, taluwaꞌ isãb sagdahan. Even though his commitment to God is strong he can still suffer the baleful influence of some spirit being. .

sagda-sagda   

saggan   n. Something offensive to one's tastes or standards, and thus to be shunned. cf.: sāk₂, sammal, akon-akon.

saggaw   v. AO-1. To catch or arrest someone. Bang kami agtimbak boꞌ piꞌitu pulis, sinaggaw kami. If we are dynamiting fish and the police come, we get arrested. Gram: AO-1 linkset: dakop, kidnap, lalas, sagob₂.

saggaw-ubus   v. AA pag-. To elope together, usually by night. Nirakop, magpūn-pūnan di-sigā. Bang ma Sama saggaw-ubus. Seized bodily, getting married by their own action. Sama call this saggaw-ubus. link: dakop.

saggaꞌ   v. AO-1. To oppose some force or influence, as a current or a person's wishes. Bang alandos sꞌllog boꞌ aheya pelang, mbal tasaggaꞌ. When the current is strong and the canoe is large, one cannot go against the current. Gram: AO-1 link: sulang₂; linkset: dangat, sangsang.

sagid   1 • v. ASite pa-. To bump or brush against something. Bang anambahayang si Bangulan, boꞌ pasagid eroꞌ, abatal na iya. When Bangulan goes to pray and a dog brushes against him, he is disqualified. Gram: ASite pa- cf.: sabol.

2 • v. AO-1. To brush something; to touch something briefly, as in passing. Bay aku lumꞌngngan amꞌlli siga, ati aniyaꞌ tasagidku dꞌnda, manjari ataksil aku. I was walking along to get some cigarets when I brushed against a girl, and now I am subject to a fine. Gram: AO-1

sagina   v. AO-1. To welcome people in; to call visitors to enter. Bang aniyaꞌ pariyataꞌ subay nihulmatta, subay sinagina. Yukta, “Pasōd ka.” If someone comes up into the house we should show respect, he should be acknowledged. We say, "Come in." Gram: AO-1 linkset: hīl, paꞌidda, sahawi.

saging   n. The banana, generic for all varieties. Category: Palms, banana. Musa sapientum. cf.: sabba.

saging-bataꞌ-bataꞌ   n. A variety of dessert banana, small and delicately flavored.

saging-hinugun   n. A dessert banana distinguished by the greenness of its skin even when ripe.

saging-manurung   n. A variety of cooking banana or plantain. Also used in invoking the banana ancestor (mbo'-saging). . Seven hands of bananas still attached to the stalk are placed in front of the ancestor container. cf.: mboꞌ-saging.

saging-saging   n. The bird-of-paradise flower. Category: Plant. Strelitzia reginae.

saging-sinangil   n. A variety of dessert banana, very sweet.

saging-sulay-badju   Variant: hulay-badʤu. n. A variety of dessert banana, short and yellow-skinned with a slightly tart flavor.

saging-tadjaw   n. A variety of dessert banana, large and red-skinned, very sweet.

saging-tinduk   n. A variety of dessert banana which grows up to 40 cm. long and 10 cm. in diameter.

saging-tudluꞌ   n. A variety of dessert banana which has tight bunches of fruit like the fingers of hand.

saging-tumbaga   n. A variety of dessert banana, red-skinned with a very rich flavor. Category: Palms, banana.

sagiyaw   v. ASite pag-. To appear briefly to someone, as in a dream or trance. Gram: ASite pag- link: laman.

sagmot   n. Brush or weedy growth. cf.: kasob.

sagnat   1 • v. ASite pa-/-um-. To catch on a projection, as fishing gear on a coral rock or a garment on a protruding nail. Tananamta lubid atawa tondaꞌ bay sumagnat bang lageklek, bay palebod ni batu. We can feel that a string or line has snagged when it jerks free a bit, that it has wrapped around a rock. Pagdundang paꞌin itū makasugpat buꞌun si Arung ma gamut nunuk. As they swung together Arung's hair caught in the roots of a stranglef fig. Gram: ASite pa-/-um- link: kabit₁.

2 • v. AO-2. To hang something on an object that protrudes horizontally, as a lantern handle on a nail or a hank of rope on a branch. Gram: AO-2

sagob₁   v. AO-2. To scoop up something with an implement, as small fish with a scoop net, water from a container. Bang ni boheꞌ si Samoꞌ sinagoban mital, mbal tinambuꞌan, sinagoban hal. When Samo goes for water it is scooped up with a can, not using a dipper on a string, simply scooped up. Gram: AO-2 link: gayung.

sagob₂   v. AO-1. To seize someone against his will. Gram: AO-1 link: saggaw.

sagol   1 • v. AO-2. To add an ingredient to a mixture. cf.: lamud₁.

2 • v. AO-2 pag-. To mix various ingredients or items.

sagōꞌ   conj. But; on the other hand. Yuk kalloꞌ, “Makajari, sagōꞌ,” yukna, “sumiyan kitabi atulak?” The heron said, "OK, but," he said, "when do we leave?"

sagpeꞌ₁   adj. a-. Dead, of a small child. Asagpeꞌ dakayuꞌ anakna si Hammaliya. One of H's children has died. link: matay₁.

sagpeꞌ₂   Variant: hagpeʔ. 1 • adj. a-. Broken off the main part, of something soft or fragile. . Ahagpeꞌ saging ma kapoꞌonanna. The banana has broken off at the base. . Category: Break off. Gram: a- cf.: sagsag.

2 • v. AO-1. To break a branching piece from the whole, as corn from its stalk, a pineapple from its base. Sagpeꞌun boꞌ autas. Break it off so it comes separate. Category: Break off. Gram: AO-1

sagsag   1 • adj. a-. Broken off, of something large and strong, as a major branch of a tree due to strong winds or heavy fruiting. Bay asagsag mampallam eꞌ baliyu. The mango tree was broken clean off by the wind. Kayu asagsag, bay tauwaꞌ baliyu, apōng batangna min poꞌon maheya. A broken tree, struck by wind, its limb broken away from the main trunk. Category: Break off. Gram: a- cf.: sagpeꞌ₂.

2 • v. AO-1. To break a branch off from the main trunk. Gram: AO-1

sagu   n. The clear liquid from a wound or from a corpse. Saguhan, ya pasū boheꞌta, ya isita ahaluꞌ, amoheꞌ. Having serum, our bodily fluid dripping down, or flesh rotting and turning to liquid. cf.: nanaꞌ, dꞌnnat.

sagudsud   v. AStat pa-. To make a swishing noise while walking, as feet catch in shallow water or low growth. Pasugudsud tapeꞌta ni gusung bang tꞌbba. Subay alalom boꞌ mbal pasagudsud. Our feet made a swishing noise on the sand when it is low tide. It has to be deep not to make that noise. Category:  Sounds of water. Gram: AStat. pa-

sagut   Variant: sogot. adj. a-. Tangled. Gram: a- linkset: gumun, tulabid.

saguwāꞌ   Variant: sagooʔ; sagooʔ. conj. But; however. Yuk kalloꞌ, “Makajari, sagōꞌ,” yukna, “sumiyan kitabi atulak?” The heron said, "OK, but," he said, "when do we leave?" Bang daing, mbal na buwattēꞌ hekana, sagwāꞌ mbal kami tininduk. As far as fish were concerned, you've never seen so many, but we didn't get a bite. Ataꞌu iya magsinama sagwāꞌ mbal tahati Sinamata. He knows how to speak Sinama but doesn't understand our Sinama.

sagwāꞌ   conj. But; on the other hand. . Bang daing, mbal na buwattēꞌ hekana, sagwāꞌ mbal kami tininduk. As far as fish were concerned, you've never seen so many, but we didn't get a bite. Ataꞌu iya magsinama sagwāꞌ mbal tahati Sinamata. He knows how to speak Sinama but doesn't understand our Sinama. link: boꞌ₂.

sahabal   v. AStat aN-. To make the noise of something being dragged through water; to make the sound of rippling water. Category:  Sounds of water. Gram: AStat. aN- cf.: haus; linkset: sahal₁, sampoyak, abal.

sahabbat   voc n. Address form indicating respect to a male whose name is unknown or cannot be spoken.

sahaddat   1 • n. The Muslim confession of faith.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To make the Muslim confession of faith.

3 • v. AO-1. To recite the confession of faith over someone who is at the point of death. . Bang halam aniyaꞌ napasna nihakaꞌan botang mattoꞌa. Subay aꞌa ilmuꞌan anahaddat ya bay mamatay heꞌ. When he no longer has breath, the community leader is told. It should be a person with spiritual knowledge who recites the sahaddat over the one who has died. Gram: AO-1

sahag   (See pasahag).

sahal₁   1 • n. The wash from passing vessels. . link: sahabal.

2 • v. AStat aN-. To make the sound of waves breaking. . Bang aniyaꞌ goyak lansa, anahal ma gusung. When there are launch waves, they break on the sand. Category:  Sounds of water. Gram: AStat. aN-

sahal₂   n. The turban of a hadji, or the band that holds it to the head. Hal amꞌlli sahal ma Singgapura. Halam bay makani-Makka. He just bought a turban in Singapore. He hasn't been to Mecca. link: pīs₂.

sahali bulan   n. The first day of the moon month, following the evening on which the new moon appears. Category: Month. link: bulan₁.

sahanay   n. (See kalling-sahanay). .

sahapang   1 • n. A long-shafted fish spear with three tines or spikes, used for spearing from the surface. Pindiꞌ itū sinandak maka sahapang ma deyom gusung. These scallops are probed for in the sand with a spear. Category: Spearing. linkset: ablong, sangkil, saubang; cf.: panaꞌ.

2 • v. AO-1. To catch fish by spearing with a long-shafted spear. The fisherman works by leaning over the side of a canoe with his head in the water.

sahasaꞌ   n. The finger coral. Category: Coral rock. synonyms: lakas-lakas.

sahat   1 • n. A snare for marine crustaceans such as lobsters, usually consisting of a rattan noose. Sahat itū ma tahik, litag itū ma katalunan. The sahat snare is for the sea, the litag snare is for the forest. cf.: litag.

2 • v. AO-1. To catch crustaceans by passing a noose over the body. Gram: AO-1

sahawi   v. AO-1. To greet someone in passing. Sinahawi kita, ya, “Kaꞌa sa ilu,” atawa, “piꞌingga ka?” We greet someone, "You there," or, "where are you going?" Gram: AO-1 link: sagina.

sahaya   1 • n. Brightness, as of the full moon on a clear night or the light from a strong light source.

2 • adj. a-. Brilliant; clear. Gram: a- link: sawa.

3 • v. AStat aN-. To shine brightly.

sahaꞌ   1 • n. A sucker from the base of a trunk, specificially of a banana. Category: Palms, banana. linkset: saingsing, sꞌmbut; cf.: uplut₁.

2 • v. AStat aN-. To send up suckers. Bang aniyaꞌ buwat saging puwaranta poꞌonna, alꞌkkas magsahaꞌ pabalik. Like when we cut the trunk of a banana, it quickly sends up suckers again. Gram: AStat. aN-

sahi   (See pasahi).

sahid   adv. Dying in defence of someone.

sahiliꞌ   n. A congenital condition, considered to be an expression of God's will and thus not to be tampered with; a person born with such a condition. Maumu bang angidjiꞌ aꞌa. Ya ma aꞌa niꞌidjiꞌ inān nggaꞌi ka min iya, tuꞌud pamusukuꞌ iya heꞌ Tuhan. Bang iya maganak kalu sahiliꞌ anakna. It often happens to people who mock another. What the person who gets mocked has is not from himself, but rather something that God has given. When (the mocker) gives birth her child may have a deformity. cf.: kariyasali.

sahiꞌ-sahiꞌ   adj. -in-. Driven by impatience, with connotations of poor work or breakages. . Buwat si Kapoteꞌan, sinahiꞌ-sahiꞌ bang angoseꞌan laiꞌ saliꞌ maglꞌkkas-lꞌkkas di-na. Ya magkabilaꞌ na laiꞌ. Like Kapote'an impatient when washing dishes, making himself go fast. That's what breaks the dishes. Gram: -in-

sahubu   v. AO-1. To crowd around, as from curiosity. Aheka aꞌa pasahubu pinaꞌan. Many people crowd around that place. Gram: AO-1 link: kubu-kubu.

sahul   v. AStat. pag-. To eat a meal before the fasting period recommences at dawn during the month of Ramadan. Lisag tꞌllu ni lisag lima bulan Puwasa ya na agsahul amangan, anginum boheꞌ. In the month of Puwasa from three to five o'clock, that's when people eat, drink water. Gram: AStat. pag- cf.: bukaꞌ₂.

sahumut-sahumut   n. Small projections or irregularities on a plane surface, as saw marks on wood. Nsaꞌ sahumut-sahumut sꞌllang, tꞌddoꞌ. There are no ripples on the sea, it is dead calm. cf.: langgad.

sahupput   v. AStat aN-. To squirt out, of a liquid. Buwat kanuꞌus nihellaꞌ pariyataꞌ, magtūy anahupput. Like a squid pulled up it squirts out (its inky liquid). Gram: AStat. aN- link: sumpit.

sai₁   interrog. Who? link: ai.

sai₂   Variant: saay. n. Lemon grass. Category: Flavourings. Andropogon citratus.

saikukuwak   n. A species of bird, a good whistler but rarely seen (possibly white-breasted water-hen). Category:  Birds. Amaurornis spp..

saikulaꞌ   n. The amniotic sac, which is intact on some babies at birth. It is believed to have magical properties. Ma deyom kūn itū amowa kita saikula. Alahang, subay kita sukuran. Pinalamud ni buwas, ati bīlla, kinakan heꞌ mmaꞌ ondeꞌ, abōꞌ aniyaꞌ pagkalꞌlla. We get saikula from inside the womb. It is rare,we have to be lucky. It is mixed with rice and cooked and eaten by the child's father so there may be immunity against physical harm.

saimbogot   n. A loop of rope or twisted fibre into which a climber places his feet when climbing a trunk that lacks notches.

sainala   adv. Feigned; pretending. Bꞌttong-bꞌttong sainala ma iya. Her pregnancy is feigned. Lasa-lasa sainala. Pretended love. Gram: zero cf.: ula-ula, gilluꞌ-gilluꞌ.

sainduguꞌ   n. A rainbow. This phenomenon is the focus of several folk-beliefs.

saingan   n. A child given the name of a respected adult. . cf.: isay.

saingsing   1 • n. A shoot which sprouts up from something that has been cut down; figuratively, to fill the gap left by the preceding generation. . link: sahaꞌ.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To take the place of someone who dies. Magsaingsing, makagantiꞌ ma aku anakku siyaka bang aku amatay. Filling the gap, my oldest child taking my place when I die.

saipuwa   v. AO-1. To count up a sum of money using an abacus, usually in the context of an account with a Chinese merchant. Gram: AO-1 link: itung.

sairap   n. A panel of woven palm leaflets used for walling, and occasionally for roofing, when more durable materials are unavailable.

sairing   1 • n. A walling panel woven from young coconut leaflets. link: salirap.

2 • v. AO-1. To weave such a panel. Gram: AO-1

sairola   n. A document indicating legality, as a residence certificate or permits of various kinds. Niāꞌan sairola pelangnu ilū, saliꞌ sulat. A permit is to be obtained for that canoe of yours, something written. . link: pās.

sai-sai   Pronoun. Anybody; whoever. Patandaw paꞌin kami, halam sai-sai. When we looked out there was no one whatever. cf.: sasuku.

saisig   Variant: saʔitsig. n. A panel woven from bamboo or cane strips, used for walling, or waterproofed with tar or paint for the upper sides of paraw-type canoes. link: salirap.

sait   v. AO-2. To bail water from a hull. Magsait na paꞌin, sigi-sigi magsait. Anā, mbal na takoleꞌ sinaitan. Abuhaw na. They bailed, they kept on bailing. Alas, it could not be bailed. They were swamped. Gram: AO-2 linkset: kallus₁, kꞌllut, lodjat₁.

saitan   n. A class of spirit beings similar to human beings, but invisible to them and possessing extra-human powers. They live in places such as rocks, trees, waterholes and other geographical features, all of which must be treated circumspectly for fear of harm. . Larang-larang itū paglumaꞌan saitan. Bang halam larang-larang pehēꞌ saitan ni deyom kabangkawan. These platforms are for saitan spirits to live in. If there is no platform the saitan goes into the mangroves. Category:  Supernatural. Saitan are capable of helping or harming human beings, and a significant part of folk religion involves propitiating them to ensure favorable treatment. Some classes of saitan have the ability to manifest themselves in physical form, not necessarily human. Others can be invoked to possess a human medium, through which they may then speak. There are various sub-classes of saitan, among them: duwata, saitan lagtaw, saitan maut, saitan mungkil, saitan sowa. Some speakers include djinn as a type of saitan. specific: hamaꞌ-hamaꞌ aꞌa; linkset: bangsa maglꞌlꞌngngan, hibilis.

saitan laktaw   n. A supernatural being of gigantic proportions, dangerous to humans but afraid of fire. .

saitan lagtaw   Variant: saitan laktaw. n. A supernatural being of gigantic proportions, said to kill men by tearing them apart and to abduct women. It is afraid of fire. . Aniyaꞌ konoꞌ saitan lagtaw ma nunuk inān. There is reportedly a lagtaw demon in that strangler fig. . cf.: agasi.

saitan maut   n. A sea demon that troubles humans who do not discharge their responsibility to God for provision of necessities. Aniyaꞌ najalku piꞌitu diꞌilaw, agnajal kita ni mboꞌ ko daꞌa taluwaꞌ maut. I come here yesterday to make a vow, we vowed to ritual ancestors so we won't be affected by the sea demon. Category: Supernatural being.

saitan mungkil   n. The saitan spirits that rob humans of the power of speech. Saitan mungkil hal amaumaw ma aꞌa. Mungkil spirits merely cause humans to be dumb. .

saitan sowa   n. A saitan spirit (lit. a snake spirit) which possesses a human more or less permanently, and occasionally provokes screaming and shouting.

sajahitraꞌ   n. A state of total well-being.

sala   1 • preposition. Like; similar to; comparable with. Often occurs following the form buwat (like). Aniyaꞌ tandaꞌku sala halimaw, aheya makalanduꞌ. I saw something like a tiger, enormously big. link: buwat.

2 • aux. particle. Indicates that the statement it follows is for purpose of example, often translatable as: so to speak; as one might say. Lagawan kꞌllongku; lagawan sala. My throat is rough; husky, one might say.

salak   1 • n. A sickness, the main symptom of which is hemorrhaging from mouth and nose. Sometimes wished on people as a curse. Bang aniyaꞌ tauwaꞌ salak, kaluwasan kita lahaꞌ min bowaꞌta. Kayu ballak ya panambal. If anyone is smitten with hemorrhaging, we experience blood coming from our mouth. The medicine is the ballak tree. Tauwaꞌ ka salak! May you haemorrhage! link: lahaꞌ₂.

2 • adj. -in-. Afflicted by such a sickness. Gram: -in-

salam   v. AO-1. To shake someone's hand in greeting. This greeting is usually concluded by placing one's hand on the chest and then on the forehead. Gram: AO-1 cf.: jiyara.

salam duwaꞌa   n. A devout greeting, usually as the opening of a letter. .

salama-lama   Adverb. For an unlimited length of time; endlessly. Sometimes modified by a specific time word. Bang aku sarakkahannu taimaꞌku ma dunya-ahirat, salama-lama tahun, salama-lama dunya. If you give me alms I will accept them for this world and the next, years without end, world without end. linkset: sapanjang-panjang, sapaya-paya, saumul-umul.

salamat₁   v. AO-2. To give small gifts, as of cash, rice or betel nut, in fulfilment of a promise to the deity or ancestors. Gram: AO-2

salamat₂   adj. zero. Enjoying physical well-being, esp. after being seriously ill or in danger. Frequently in the construction salamat baran. Mura-murahan, bang paꞌin ka salamat baran. May it be so that you have physical safety and good health. Gram: zero

salang-sabot   n. A circular cake made of grated cassava which is sun-dried, then fried in oil and dipped in sugar. Category: Sweetmeats.

salappaꞌ   n. A container for the ingredients of the betel nut chew, usually of brass or bronze. This container plays a ritual role in wedding negotiations as the bearer of messages between the suitor's kin and those of the prospective bride. link: mamaꞌan.

salas   n. The part of a house where visitors are received; the parlor. link: pantān.

Salasa   n. Tuesday. Category: Day. link: Ahad.

salassay₁   1 • adj. a-. Restored, of a relationship strained by disagreement. Gram: a-

2 • v. AO-1. To restore good relations after a dispute; to impose a settlement. Gram: AO-1

3 • v. AA pag-. To be in agreement as a result of litigation. Magsalassay na kam lꞌlla-dꞌnda? Are you both, man and woman, in accord now? Gram: AA pag- link: sulut.

salassay₂   Variant: sassay. v. AOS-1. To invoke the help of the sequence of ritual ancestors available to a kin group. . Bang aniyaꞌ saki salassayta ni ntan, ni mboꞌ saging atawa ni kaginisan mboꞌ. Bang asalassay kamemon kataꞌuhanta du. If someone is sick we invoke the appropriate ancestor, the rice ancestor or various other ancestors. When all have been approached in order then we will know. Bay kami magsassay ni kubul. We went to the grave to invoke (someone dead). Gram: AOS-1

salat   1 • adj. a-. Insignificant. . Tꞌbburin deyoꞌ lumaꞌ, apa aheka hamaꞌ. Bꞌnnal pasekot hamaꞌ, boꞌ asalat. Make a smudge fire under the house, because there are lots of mosquitos. It is true that mosquitos will come, but only a very few. Salat eꞌna amangan, makalanduꞌ eꞌna angentom. She eats little, is excessively homesick. Gram: a-/zero

2 • v. AO-2. To do something in insignificant amounts, especially of giving. . Gram: AO-2

salawat₁   Note: QU example 1 • n. Esoteric knowledge, esp. in regard to the manipulation of supernatural powers through charms and witchcraft. Taga ilmuꞌ. Pagkalꞌlla itū saliꞌ salawat. Has esoteric knowledge. This magical protection is a sort of knowledge of the supernatural. Category: Esoteric knowledge. link: ilmuꞌ.

2 • v. AO-2. To influence someone through supernatural means.

3 • v. AStat pag-. To engage in a religious ceremony in conjunction with a ritual meal. Gram: AStat. pag-

salawat₂   (See balik salawat).

salay₁   1 • n. A shawl or drape.

2 • v. AO-1. To carry something by draping it over one shoulder or arm, either vertically from one shoulder or across the body, as a style of wearing a folded sarong, carrying a bag with a long strap, or a basket on one's arm. Gram: AO-1

3 • v. AStat pag-. To drape over one shoulder. Bang abuhat bowaku magsalay. If it is heavy I will carry it draped over my shoulder. Gram: AStat. pag-

salay₂   v. AStat pag-. To be in a stable condition, of the sea, as in the period between monsoons or when the currents of the incoming and outgoing tides are about equal. Magtimbang tahik subu maka tahik ugtuꞌllaw. The morning tide and the midday tide are in balance. Bang tahik magsalay itu aheka daing. Ya pamandogahanta ma tongaꞌan uttalaꞌ maka satan. When the sea is stable there are many fish. We recognise it as coming between the north and southwest wind seasons. Gram: AStat. pag-

salay-salay   n. A scad. Category: Saltwater fish. fam. Carangidae.

salba   v. AO-1. To criticize or chide someone for what they do. Si Dick ēꞌ analba. Waꞌi aku sinasat heꞌna. Ya sinalba aku, mbal takosogta. Dick criticized. I was troubled by him. What I was criticized for, we couldn't manage it. . Gram: AO-1 link: sallaꞌ₁; synonyms: poay-poay, himoway.

salbabida   n. A float support of the kind called a lifesaver. Note: From Spanish via Chavacano

salban   n. A thread for sewing, bought by the spool. Bay pistaem lagiꞌ, ya kahekaꞌanna salban, alahang jiyay. Kayu kolenganna. When it was still peacetime, mostly it was thread on a spool, rarely was it G.I. (soldiers' issue). Its spool was wooden. link: bannang.

saldang   n. The fan palm or buri. Category: Palms, banana. Corypha elata. synonyms: silal₁; cf.: tubag-tubag.

saldik   adj. a-. Teachable; friendly to others. Asaldik, mbal alaꞌat sꞌmmuna ni aꞌa. Friendly, does not show a sour expression to people. Gram: a- link: hongpot.

saldinas   n. Canned fish.

salemaꞌ   v. ASite pa-. To move to one side of path, as to avoid collision. Gram: ASite pa- link: simay₂.

saleret   v. AStat aN-. To make a vigorous movement, as a person reacting to sudden pain, or a fish making a run for freedom. .

saleyok   v. AO-1. To spear fish from the surface. Category: Spearing. Gram: AO-1

salik   1 • v. AO-1. To cut a slice into wedges. Gram: AO-1

2 • Classifier. Wedge-shaped sections of something. Duwansalik nangkaꞌ. Two wedges of jackfruit.

salikayaꞌ   n. A species of small tree. Category: Trees, shrubs.

salidda   v. ASite pa-. To appear in bodily form to someone, of a spirit being. Bay aku tinuwaꞌ heꞌ si Mboꞌ. Ya umagadna pasalidda ni aku, nggaꞌi ka baranna. Grandfather appeared to me. It was his ghost that appeared to me, not his body. Category: Appear, of spirit. Gram: ASite pa-

salig₁   n. The chine of a canoe, the external angle between the sides and the flat bottom section. cf.: singkiꞌ, taddas.

salig₂   n. The back of a blade. antonym: solab₁.

salig₃   v. AO-1. To say something obliquely in order to keep it from a third party. Buwat kaꞌa makakaut, salignu heꞌ ahꞌlling, koꞌ mbal tabistu. Like you going out to sea, you speak obliquely so no one will know. link: paꞌandig; antonym: solab₂.

saligsig₁   Variant: salisig. v. ASite pa-. To touch a surface obliquely and briefly while in motion. Buwat pelang magsaligsig ma deyom kagoyakan. Like a canoe skimming across the rough seas. Note: w Bang helmet taluwaꞌ timbak, pasalisig pungluꞌ. When a helmet is hit by gunfire, the bullet glances off. Gram: ASite pa-

saligsig₂   v. AStat aN-. To walk with arms or wings out. . Buwat manuk lꞌlla ni manuk dꞌnda, analigsig, saliꞌ, “Amayaꞌ-mayaꞌ aku.” Like a rooster to a hen, spreading out his wings, as though, "I love you." Gram: AStat. aN-

salimbang   n. A working companion.

salimbangun   n. A species of small shrub, used medicinally. Category: Shore tree. Gendarussa vulgaris,.

salimbūng   n. (See kalitan-salimbūng).

salimi   Variant: simi. v. AO-2. To trim the edges of split bamboo in order to make them straight. Gram: AO-2 cf.: tilas₁; link: hait.

salimpak   v. AO-1. To apply manual pressure to the stomach of a woman in childbirth to assist the expulsion of the child. Gram: AO-1 link: hilut.

salimput   n. The shroud for a corpse. . A, salimputnu! Here, your cursed shirt! link: saput.

salin₁   1 • v. ASite a-. To be changing one's clothes. Bang kita bay amandi subay kita asalin. When we have been bathing we should change our clothes. Gram: AStat. a-

2 • v. AO-2. To change or renew something such as clothing or parts of a machine. Gram: AO-2 link: sambiꞌ.

salin₂   1 • v. ASite pa-. To transfer to another location or means of transportation. Pareyoꞌ kami min kappal ēꞌ tudju ni kappal dakayuꞌ isāb, pasalin. We disembark from one ship to another ship, transferring.

2 • v. AOS-1. To transfer something to a different container; to translate words from one language to another.

salin₃   v. ASite pa-. To enter into a person, the action of a saitan spirit. Binelaw iya, saliꞌ aniyaꞌ saitan pasalin ni iya, mbal alaꞌan. He is crazy, it is as if a saitan has possessed him, and won't go away. link: sangon₂.

salin sukud   v. AA pag-. To experience a change in one's fortunes.

salinbogot   Variant: saimbogot. n. A loop of rope or twisted fibre into which a climber places his feet when climbing a trunk that lacks notches.

salindangan   n. A species of large stingray. Category: Sharks.

salinduguꞌ   Variant: sainduguʔ. n. A rainbow. . Bang aniyaꞌ salinduguꞌ boꞌ ulan-ulan, aniyaꞌ birarali amandi. When there is a rainbow and it is raining a little, there are birarali bathing. Mbal tatōꞌ salinduguꞌ, makapukul tangan. One mustn't point at a rainbow, it will cause one's hand to be cut off. This phenomenon is the focus of several folk beliefs: a rainbow in a clear sky is a portent of widespread disaster; one mustn't point at a rainbow because it will bring harm to one's hand; when a rainbow is seen it is the wings of the heavenly maidens known as birarali, displayed as they bathe. cf.: bidadali, andalahoꞌ.

salingkat   n. A basket of coarsely woven mature or dry coconut leaflets, used mainly for transporting fruit and vegetables. Has parallel sides and is joined at the top so as to form a handle with two openings. Category: Baskets. link: tiklis.

salinggā   v. AStat pag-. To be continually restless or uncomfortable due to pain. Buwat aku bay tinandog, amoleꞌ ni palasahanku, magsalinggā aku. Like when I had a fever, and affected how I felt, I moved restlessly. Gram: AStat. a-/pag- linkset: limbahod, sularaw₁, suleret, limpa, limayuꞌ.

salip   n. A person descended from the Prophet Muhammad. Ahunit lahaꞌ salip min lahaꞌ sultan. Salip blood is more valuable (lit. more expensive) than royal blood. . link: sultan.

salirap   Variant: saidap. n. A panel of woven palm leaflets used when more durable materials are unavailable for walling or temporary roofing. cf.: niyug; linkset: sairing, saisig.

salisi   v. AA pag-. To override or overlap each other, of things which are out of position, as broken bones, poorly positioned teeth. Saliꞌ magbangkat inān, mbal saliꞌ-saliꞌ, magsalisi. Like those stacks of things, not lined up, they overlap each other. Magsalisi toꞌolangnu, magdalisuꞌ Your bones are out of position, dislocated. Gram: AA pag- cf.: dalisuꞌ; link: julenget.

salisig   v. ASite pa-. To touch a surface briefly and obliquely when in motion. Bang helmet itū taluwaꞌ timbak, pasalisig pungluꞌ. When a helmet is hit with gunfire the bullet just glances off.

saliyaw   n. Fish species, various surgeonfish and unicorn fish. Acanthurus spp.

saliyu₁   1 • v. AO-2. To exchange one item for another of the same kind; to change money into another denomination. Ndiya pinsilnu, sinaliyuan maka pinsilku. Hand me your pencil, exchange it with my pencil. link: sambiꞌ.

2 • v. AA pag-. To change places with each other.

saliyu₂   v. ASite pa-. To step over something. link: lakad.

saliꞌ   1 • n. The likeness or equal of something. Dꞌnda inān nsaꞌ aniyaꞌ saliꞌna. That woman had no equal. cf.: sambal₁, sama-sama, sibuꞌ.

2 • adj. da-. Identical. . Dasaliꞌ luwa sigām apa kꞌmbal. Their appearance is identical because they are twins. .

3 • adv. Sort of; comparably. Aheka saliꞌ momok kayu ma deyom kahawa itu, mbal tainum. There is a lot of something like sawdust in htis coffee, it is undrinkable. Magbauꞌ-bauꞌ itū, saliꞌ kita kinabayaꞌan eꞌ dꞌnda, boꞌ kita mbal bilahi ma dꞌnda inān. This word bau'-bau' is like when a girl likes us, but we don't fancy that girl. Kabongkolan, saliꞌ pasagnat nireyom kꞌllongta itū. Subay kita anginum boheꞌ. Food stuck in the throat; as though something catches inside our neck. We must drink some water. link: buwat.

4 • v. AA pag-. To be identical with each other. Gram: AA pag-

5 • v. ASite pa-/-um-. To show similarity to something. Sumaliꞌ badjuꞌ dakayuꞌ itū ni bay badjuꞌnu. This shirt is similar to the shirt you had. . Gram: ASite pa-/-um-

6 • v. AO-1. To equal something; to compare with something. Buddi aꞌa inān mbal tasaliꞌ. That man's kindness cannot be equalled. Gram: AO-1

saliꞌ-saliꞌ   adv. Similarly; likewise; both. Bang magbonoꞌ-bonoꞌ dꞌnda saliꞌ-saliꞌ, magpakaiyaꞌ. When the people fighting are both women, they shame each other.

sallad   v. ASite pa-/-um-. To run aground, of a boat.

sallaꞌ₁   1 • n. A moral or physical defect. Akuꞌil laptopku sagōꞌ mbal tatugilaꞌ bang ai sallaꞌna. My portable computer is disabled but its defect has not been identified. cf.: galnaꞌ; linkset: powera₁, sassat.

2 • v. AO-1. To find fault with something or someone. Gram: AO-1 linkset: sāꞌ₂, salba.

sallaꞌ₂   v. AA pag-. To play a gambling game based on the fall of coins. Category: Play, fun. Gram: AA pag- cf.: agad₂; link: mano.

sallowaꞌ   v. AStat pag-. To retch. Gram: AStat. pag- link: uttaꞌ.

salluk   v. AStat pag-. To be in an intermediate state, as a person half-conscious, the wind during a change in the prevailing wind direction. Magsalluk iya, ma llot asayu maka mbal. She is in an intermediate state, between being conscious and not. Magsalluk baliyu, saliꞌ magbonoꞌ. The winds between phases, sort of fighting. Gram: AStat. pag

salokaꞌ   n. The coconut palm. Parokdos aku pareyo' min saloka'. I slid down by means of a coconut palm. Category: Palms, banana. synonyms: niyug.

salod   1 • v. AO-1. To disagree with someone; to oppose someone. Bang aku aka si Mommeꞌ aglampasuꞌ mbal aku ameyaꞌ. Salodku si Mommeꞌ, subay na kohap kabayaꞌanku. When Momme' and I skate the floor I don't want to do it. I disagree with Momme', I want to do it in the afternoon. Gram: AO-1 link: palilu.

2 • v. AA pag-. To be in conflict with each other; to argue. Inaꞌan magsalod maka inaꞌna. Bang ma iya subay bola, bang ma inaꞌna subay lilus. He's there arguing with his mother. According to him it should be a ball, according to his mother it should be a watch.

salompas   Variant: talumpas. n. A commercial medicinal plaster. cf.: pikit-pikit.

salopen   n. A plastic bag. synonyms: tilag-tilag₁.

salsal   n. The floor joists which run across the bearers (babag), at right-angles to them and parallel with the length of a house. Category: Floor. cf.: dagan₂, babag.

salsila   Variant: sasila. 1 • n. A traditional story with moral or religious significance. link: kissa.

2 • v. AO-1. To relate a story. Gram: AO-1

saltaꞌ   1 • v. AStat pa-. To be coincident or contemporary with something. Gram: AStat. pa- link: sabu.

2 • v. AA pag-. To be doing something at the same time with each other. Gram: AA pag-

saltun   1 • adj. a-. Undefiled; exemplary. Ayi, asaltun pahāp kaꞌa ilu. Oh, you are really exemplary. Gram: a- cf.: hatul₁.

2 • v. AO-1. To remove ritual uncleanness by sprinkling someone with water and reciting an appropriate Arabic formula. Gram: AO-1

salu   1 • adj. a-. Eating together from the same plate. Bang aku amangan aheka asalu. When I eat a lot of (others) eat from my plate. Gram: AA pag-

2 • v. AO-1. To share the food on one's plate with another. Mbal analu siyalina, subay hal iya dangan-dangan. He won't share with his younger sibling, it has to be him alone. Gram: a-

salud   1 • v. ASite pa-. To go beneath a place where liquid falls. . Daꞌa na kaꞌam pasalud min deyoꞌ lumaꞌ boꞌ mbal kam kabusugan eꞌ boheꞌ pasuꞌ. Don't go under the house lest you have hot water pour down on you. .

2 • v. AO-1. To collect something by holding a container under the source. Bang sinalud boheꞌ pinatꞌnnaꞌan mital min deyoꞌna. When you collect water put a can under it. Gram: AO-1

salu-duruꞌ   n. A foster-brother or sister (lit. breast-sharers).

salung   adv. of time. Tomorrow. Category: Indefinite time. linkset: simuddai, diꞌilaw, ma t'llu.

salung-simuddai   adv. of time. The immediate future; the next few days. Category: Stages of day.

salupa   (See pasalupa).

salura   v. AStat pag-. To salute, in military sense.

salusad   v. AStat pa-. To do something other than what was planned or intended; to misstep. . Diꞌilaw bay aku ahūg, makasalusad tapeꞌku. Asāꞌ kagiꞌikanku. I fell down yesterday, my foot went the wrong way. I stepped in the wrong place. Saukat asāꞌ dakayuꞌ hinang pasalusad aku ni dakayuꞌ. Just because one task went wrong I go to another one I hadn't planned on. . Gram: AStat. pa- cf.: sāꞌ₂.

salusu   v. AO-1. To look for something in many places; to inquire from many people. Buwat kita bay kalungayan ai-ai salusuta tumpuk pamihaꞌanta. Like when we have lost something we search the entire house group. Gram: AO-1 link: piha.

salut   1 • adj. a-. Demanding, as a fretful child. Asalut isāb si Yahiya bang pasān angkan bilang mbal katulihan. Yahiya is demanding at times, which is why {he} often can't get off to sleep.

2 • v. AO-1. To ask insistently for something, with the connotation of being irritating. Ai na paꞌin salutnu ni aku, halam ai-ai pamꞌlli? What is it that you keep asking me for, when I have no money to buy anything? Yahiya is fretful and demanding at times, which is why he often get off to sleep. Gram: AO-1 cf.: pipit₂.

Sama   n. The Sinama-speaking people or Sama, often called Samal or Badjaw by outsiders. The following specific terms are used: Sama or a'a (person) plus a characteristic, e.g. Sama Sibutu' (Sama from Sibutu' Island), Sama Bokko' (a subgroup of Sama in the Siasi Lagoon area who appear to have more recently adopted a sedentary way of life), Sama Dilaut (lit. Ocean Sama, semi-sedentary Sama in contrast to sedentary Sama), Sama Jengen (boat-dwelling Sama of the southwest of Tawi-Tawi Province who live on the distinctive boats known as lepa), Sama Lipid (sedentary Sama of the Siasi Lagoon area), Sama Pagung (nomadic Sama), Sama Paosol (Sama who have permanent houses, in contrast to the Sama Pagung), Sama Pala'u (any Sama who spend a large part of their time afloat). Note: some Sinama-speaking communities outside of Siasi prefer an alternate designation based on a place name.) cf.: sūk, Samehakan.

sama   prefix. Prefix indicating equality. . Buwat dꞌnda maka lꞌlla magbayaꞌ, boꞌ saliꞌ atꞌggol makapagꞌndaꞌ, samaentom. As when a man and a woman are in love and don't see each other for a long time, they long equally for each other. Samaheya du kami. We are of the same size. Samaintib boheꞌ inān maka bowaꞌ tangki. The water is level (same in height) with the opening of the tank. linkset: sambu, sangka.

Sama Bokkoꞌ   n. A subgroup of Sama Dilaut who are known to eat turtle flesh, an item proscribed for other Sama.

samadjana   Adverb. Only; solely. Hal aku palabay samadjana. I'm just passing by, that's all. link: sabasag.

samaintib   adj. zero. Level with the brim. Ahangkaꞌ, saliꞌ apꞌnnoꞌ pabūd, buwat ambung inān isian samaintib ni bowaꞌna. Overfilled, full and piled up, like that basket filled level with the brim. . synonyms: samaongpod.

samal   adj. zero. Outside the marked limits, of the fall of coins thrown in the game of kabit. Gram: zero

saman-saman   Note: QU gloss okay adj. ka-..-an. Expecting a good event to be repeated and disappointed when it is not. . Kasaman-samanan iya ma llaw inaꞌan-i. Taꞌabut ma llaw damuli halam na aniyaꞌ atꞌkka ni iya. His expectations were raised that day. On a later day nothing {good} came his way. . Gram: ka--an synonyms: lamma-lamma.

samantalaꞌ   conj. In view of the circumstances; since that is so. Samantalaꞌ kaꞌa ya bay makabuwan dusa, subay barannu ya amayad. Daꞌa na kamemon. In view of the fact that you are the one who committed the offence, you personally should pay. Not the whole group. link: bang₁.

samaongpod   adj. zero. Level with the brim. synonyms: samaintib.

sama-sama   1 • Adverb. In a concerted manner; together. cf.: sambal₁, saliꞌ, sibuꞌ.

2 • v. AO-2 pag-. To treat all together as a unit. Nijamu, pinagsama-samahan. Feasted, all treated the same. Gram: AO-2 pag-

3 • v. AStat pag-. To act as a group. Subay na kam magsama-sama salung maglꞌbbos. You should all come together tomorrow and launch it. Gram: AStat. pag-

samata-mata   Adverb. Truly; really. This connotes frustration at the outcome of what had been genuine intentions. Samata-mata atuli ma lumaꞌ kami boꞌ halam atuli, amoleꞌ du. He really meant to sleep at our place, but didn't. He went home actually. link: manyatakan.

samaunjuk   adj. sama-. For the amount paid and the price agreed on to match; i.e. full payment without any indebtedness. Subay samaunjuk, mbal manjari pamautang. The payment should be in full, no credit allowed. Gram: sama- cf.: lampak₂.

samaw   n. A species of tree, the bark of which is grated and added to cosmetic face powder. This ingredient is said to be effective for people who get much exposure to the sun. Category: Shore tree.

samba   v. AO-1. To do something by chance. Daipara makasamba dakayuꞌ daing arikiꞌ. However, we happened by chance to get one small fish. Gram: AO-1

sambag₁   v. AO-1. To answer a call; to reply to a comment. Gram: AO-1 synonyms: sambung₁.

sambag₂   (See kasambagan).

sambahayang   1 • v. AStat pag-. To engage in religious observances, a general term. Gram: AStat. pag- linkset: amuꞌ-amuꞌ, duwaꞌa, sꞌmba, taꞌat₂, tarawi, pinta-pinta; cf.: harap₂.

2 • v. AO-1. To make someone the subject of a religious observance, such as prayer. Bang bay anambahayang si Bantahun ma langgal boꞌ pasagid eroꞌ abatal isāb. Mbal na anambahayang. When Bantahun went to pray at the mosque and a dog brushed against him he was ritually defiled. He could not pray. Gram: AO-1

sambal₁   1 • adj. da-. Identical; alike in form. Dasambal pasagiꞌ itū. This milled lumber is equal in its dimensions.

2 • v. ASite pa-/-um-. To reach parity or quality with. . Bang kita mbal ameyaꞌ panduꞌ mattoꞌata magkangīꞌ-ngīꞌ kita. Mbal kita sumambal ma kaseheꞌanta, atawa ni topad sibuꞌta. If we do not follow the instructions of our parents we will come to grief. We will not be equal with our companions, of our age-mates. Gram: ASite -um-

3 • v. AStat pag-. To be in a parallel or equivalent situation; to be in alignment. . Bang maglomba magsambal. When people race they line up. Buwat anaknu duwangan inān, subay pagsambalnu bang bꞌllihannu ai-ai ko daꞌa maglindi-lindihan Take your two children, for example; when you buy them things you should do the same for both so they aren't envious of each other. . Gram: AO-1 pag- cf.: saliꞌ, sama-sama, sibuꞌ.

sambal₂   n. A night-flying bird which sometimes utters a wailing cry as it flies over. Some people consider it to be a manifestation of the balbalan, and make a clapping noise to scare it off. Category:  Birds. cf.: balbalan, uwak-uwak.

sambalani   n. A mythical flying horse believed to carry people to heaven who have died in defense of Islam. cf.: sumayang-galuraꞌ; link: galuraꞌ.

samban   v. AO-1. To meet someone on the way. Buwat kita maka si Jumlani magsamban ma tꞌngngaꞌ lān. Magbeyaꞌ na kita tudju ni hospital. The way we and Jumlani met in the middle of the road. Then we went together to the hospital. Gram: AO-1 link: bāk₁.

sambat₁   v. AOS-1. To mention something, especially to mention a need in a polite way. Ai-ai sinambat ni mattoꞌa, luwal ka halam mattoꞌa boꞌ mbal kabuwanan. Whatever a child talks to his parent about, you wouldn't be a parent not to give it. Anambat aku ni kaꞌa, yukku, “Tuwan, bang aniyaꞌ amuꞌku ni kaꞌa, pamuwannu?” Yuknu, “Ai sambatnu?” I mention something to you and say, "Sir, if I ask you for something, will you give it?" You say, "What is it you want to talk about?" Category: Mention. Gram: AOS-1 link: bāꞌ₃.

sambatan₂   v. AStat aN-. To raise an objection or concern. Anambatan iya. “Arõy,” yukna, “kabuhatan aku sidda.” He voices a complaint. "Good grief!" he says, "I will be seriously over-burdened." Anambatan anakku, yukna, “Binaleꞌ aku, anohoꞌ ka saddī.” My son raises an objection saying, "I'm tired, have someone else do it."

sambatan   n. Something said; an allusion to something. Sambatan si Dandik, yukna, “Bang ka kinabilahian heꞌ dꞌnda, boꞌ kaꞌa-i mbal bilahi, magmahi ka.” As Dandik put it, he said,"If a woman is in love with you and you don't love her, make a fuss about it."

sambelang   n. A species of fish. Category: Saltwater fish.

sambeyaꞌ   v. AA pag-. To travel in company with someone. Magsambeyaꞌ kita. Let's go together. Gram: AA pag- link: seheꞌ.

sambil   conj. And also; up to and including. Bang budjang magbinorak nilipaꞌ tapeꞌ, tangan, kamemon sambil paꞌa. When maidens apply rice paste they cover feet, hands, everything including the thighs. Maglemong maka magpuwasa sigām sambil ni kasangoman. They mourned and fasted until night. cf.: sampay₂.

sambiꞌ   1 • v. AO-2. To change one thing for another; to barter something. Boꞌ taꞌāꞌ daing bukay-bukay, bowaku ni tabuꞌ panambiꞌ saging. When I caught a wrasse I took it to the market in exchange for bananas. Sambiꞌanku badjuꞌku abaseꞌ. I will change my wet shirt. Gram: AO-2 linkset: gantiꞌ, pinda₁, salin₁, saliyu₁, balīn.

2 • v. AO-1. To borrow some consumable item and repay it in kind. Anambiꞌ aku dasawan buwas. I will borrow a cup of rice. link: utang.

sambon   1 • n. A birth in which the child is entangled with the umbilical cord. . Sambon anakna, saga keyotna pinalebod ma baranna. Bang sukud alaꞌat amatay anakna. Her child is a sambon (entangled) birth, its umbilical cord etc wrapped around its body. If the luck is bad her child will die. .

2 • adj. -in-. Entangled with the umbilical cord, of a newly delivered child. Gram: -in-

sambu₁   1 • adj. a-. Healthy; well grown. Gram: a- cf.: sulig₁.

2 • v. AStat pa-. To become healthy and well-grown.

sambu₂   (See pasambu).

sambu   prefix. Indicating the identity of frequency of two events. Sambupōng, sambutalom. As often as it was broken, it was sharpened. link: sama.

sambulayang   n. A flag or pennant, used as a decoration during wedding celebrations, flown above house or canoe. link: panji.

sambulaꞌan   n. A species of hawk. Category:  Birds. cf.: belleꞌ₁.

sambung₁   v. AO-1. To reply to something in conversation. Sagarin na bang ahꞌlling. Daꞌa sambungun. Ignore them if they speak. Don't answer. Gram: AO-1 synonyms: sambag₁.

sambung₂   n. The waist-band of white cloth around the top of the wide sauwal trousers.

sambut   1 • adj. ka-..-an. Inadvertently hit by something dropped or thrown. Bay kasambutan baranna. Aniyaꞌ bay binantungan boꞌ halam tinuꞌud. His body was hit. Something was thrown but it wasn't meant to hit him. cf.: sabat₂.

2 • v. AO-1. To catch or receive something which is passed or thrown. Gram: AO-1 cf.: taimaꞌ, tamuk.

sambut bissala   v. AO-1. To pick up on what someone says; to take up an argument. cf.: samlang.

sambuwang   n. A large mooring stake. The name for Zamboanga City, Sambuwangan in Sinama, is derived from this word, i.e. a mooring place. link: sohaꞌ.

sambuwangan   Variant: teheʔ-teheʔ sambuaŋan. n. A species of sea urchin (lit. the Zamboanga sea urchin), a white-shelled species. Category: Echinoderms.

sambꞌllong   v. AStat aN-. To make the sound of water moving by a solid object, as tidal current surging by house posts. Category:  Sounds of water. Gram: AStat. aN- cf.: abal, llis.

samda   Variant: badʤuʔ-samda. n. A blouse with short sleeves, decorated with braided trimming, worn by Sama women.

Samehakan   1 • n. The Yakan people, most of whom live on Basilan island. Closely related linguistically to Central Sinama. . cf.: sūk, Sama.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To speak the Yakan language. Gram: AStat. pag-

samin   Note: QU verbal use n. 1 • Glass as a substance; window glass. Akosog samin basu, mbal abilaꞌ minsan nihantakan. The glass of the handleless cup is strong, doesn't break even when dropped. cf.: kassaꞌ.

2 • To look at oneself in a mirror. Alanuꞌ, tapanaminan. Smooth, could be used as a mirror.

samin-mata   n. Eyeglasses. cf.: tipara.

samlang   v. AO-1. To answer someone back, as a student to a teacher or a child to its parent. Gram: AO-1 cf.: sambut bissala.

sammal   adj. a-. Offensive to the eyes. Paraw inān halam bay sinusutan, asammal niꞌndaꞌ. That canoe hasn't been scrubbed, it is revolting to look at. Ya hinangna hēꞌ hinang makasammal. What he is doing there is something offensive. . In kinasammalan heꞌ Tuhan. That which is treated by God as offensive. Gram: a- cf.: saggan, sāk₂, akon-akon, sakkal, sāk₁.

samod   v. AA pag-. To associate freely with; to be on familiar terms with each other. Gram: AA pag- link: daꞌaddat.

samot   1 • adj. a-. Quick. Gram: a- link: kasay.

2 • v. AStat pa-. To hurry; to do quickly. Pasamot ka maghinang. Do your work quickly. Gram: AStat. pa-

sampak   v. AO-1. To slap someone's face with the open palm. Gram: AO-1 linkset: bimbing, bꞌddak, sampiyal, tapling, tꞌppak₂, tꞌppag.

sampakaꞌ   n. The frangipani tree, often planted as a grave tree, and used also for medicinal purposes. Category: Shore tree. Plumeria acutifolia.

sampal   Variant: dampal. 1 • n. A sickness, probably measles, symptomised by fever and a rash on the upper body. Bang aniyaꞌ magbuwaꞌ-buwaꞌ ma baranta sampay ma baihuꞌ, ya na heꞌ sampal. Akeyat maka apasuꞌ. When there are blisters on our body and face, that's sampal. We are red and hot. Dampal itū bang mbal tasaunuꞌ, piligdu kita, saliꞌ ma deyom asang. This sickness, if it isn't treated promptly, is dangerous, it is sort of deep inside the throat. Category: Infectious diseases. linkset: pokot-pokot, ttus-ttus.

2 • adj. -in-. Afflicted with measles or other illness characterized by a rash.

sampalluꞌ   n. The tamarind tree, the pods of which are eaten with salt or soya sauce. Category: Fruit tree. Tamarindus indica..

sampan   1 • n. A protection from harm; a shield. Mbal kapaliꞌan kōkna sabab aniyaꞌ sampanna. His head cannot be wounded because it has a protection.

2 • v. AO-1. To protect by means of a shield.

sampan-tuhug   n. A euphorbiaceous tree, the small fruit of which is used by boys as ammunition for peashooters. Category: Shore tree. Breynia rhamnoides..

sampang   v. AO-1. To meet someone who is arriving. Bang ka bay min Bukidnon sampangta ka, kalu-kalu aniyaꞌ pamowahannu aku. When you have been to Bukidnon I meet you, you may have brought me something. Gram: AO-1 link: bāk₁.

sampangaray   n. A species of mackerel. Category: Saltwater fish.

sampay₁   1 • v. ASite pa-. To go as far as a destination. Pagga makasampay na ni lumaꞌ karꞌndahan... Since we had got as far as the house of the woman's family... link: abut₁.

2 • v. AO-1. To attain or try to attain a goal or destination (as Object). Ni katꞌkkahanta, ni sinampayta inān. To our destination, to the place we are aiming to reach. Gram: AO-1

sampay₂   adv. Up to and including, of space, time, or a series of items. Nijagjag lumaꞌ ilu, nirarut sampay hāg apa iluꞌun na mundu. This house will be dismantled, even the posts, because there are bandits coming. Ahoꞌ, sampay aꞌa min kalumaꞌan paluruk na. Yes, people from the village also attended. cf.: sambil.

sampaꞌ   v. AO-1. To cut apart; to butcher. Bang kita paluwaꞌan lahaꞌ min bowaꞌta, min buliꞌta, sinampaꞌ kita. When we have blood coming out of our mouth, from our rectum, we have been cut apart. .

sampellot   n. A loincloth. synonyms: sollet.

samperet   v. ASite pa-. To skip across the surface of water. . Gram: ASite pa- link: tampeppet.

sampig   v. ASite pa-. To reach land; to come up alongside something. . Maglangian na lubid dok supaya makasampig kami ni bihing kalang. Swimming with a rope so we can run alongside the coral sand. Gram: ASite pa- cf.: sampigay.

sampigay   v. ASite pa-. To knock against something, as when bumping someone with one's shoulder. Gram: ASite pa- cf.: sampig.

sampig-manampig   v. AStat pag-. To go restlessly from place to place.

sampilaꞌ₁   1 • n. Preserved, salted fish. link: peyad.

2 • v. AO-1. To preserve fish by splitting, salting and drying. Gram: AO-1

sampilaꞌ₂   v. AO-1. To fold down the point of a quadrangular sail to shorten it. This involves removing the diagonal sprit or tuklug. Bang alandos baliyu subay sinampilaꞌ banog. When the wind is strong the sail should be shortened. Gram: AO-1

sampil-laran   n. A species of pelagic fish. Category: Saltwater fish.

sampinit   n. A thorny plant.

samping   n. The outer plane of the jawbone; lower side of face. Category: Head.

sampiyal   v. AO-1. To slap someone's face with the open palm. Gram: AO-1 link: sampak.

sampong   1 • n. Something to cover a hole.

2 • v. AO-2. To cover a hole with something, as to keep anyone from looking in. Sampongin bowaꞌna ilū boꞌ mbal makapangolang. Block her mouth so she can't shout. Gram: AO-2 link: tambol₁.

sampoyak   v. ASite pa-. To break over an obstacle, of waves. Gram: ASite pa- link: sahabal.

sampoyan   v. AStat aN-. To go limp, as a sick person after exertion. Bang akatis bay asungiꞌ anampoyan na iya. Angahimāt na baranna, hal boheꞌ tasungiꞌna. When finished having a bowel movement he is limp. His body is floppy, just water he excretes. Gram: AStat. aN- cf.: himāt, hoyon.

sampu   v. AA pag-. To do something together as a crowd. Sikasampuhan saga aꞌa amelleꞌ daing. The people diving for {dynamited} fish form great crowds. link: kubu-kubu.

sampul   1 • n. A portion of cooked rice placed on a plate after being molded in a cup.

2 • v. AO-1. To serve rice in molded portions, as above. Gram: AO-1

sampul-baul   v. AO-2. To buy assorted qualities or sizes at the same unit price. Gram: AO-2 link: pakkiyaw.

sampulnaꞌ   adj. a-. Completed, esp. of the carrying out of a ceremony. Gram: a- cf.: pulnaꞌ.

sampunay   n. A species of tree, the bark of which is used in preparation of cosmetic powder. Manuk-manuk dundunay, patapuꞌ ni sampunay. The dundunay pigeon perches on the sampunay tree. Category: Shore tree.

sampꞌkkaꞌ   v. AA pag-. To coincide in time with some other action, as of people arriving together. Bang aku amandi magsampꞌkkaꞌ maka ulan. When I bathe I coincide with the rain. Gram: AA pag- link: sabu.

samsuy   v. AO-2. To trade miscellaneous imported items such as cloth, toiletries or jewelry. Gram: AO-2 link: dagang.

samun   1 • n. A defect of vision such as short-sightedness.

2 • adj. -in-..-an. Suffering from such a defect of vision. Gram: -in--an

samuwaꞌ   1 • n. Pimples. cf.: ampogod.

2 • adj. -in-. Afflicted with pimples. Gram: -in-

saN-   num. (clitic). One, a clitic form with a subset of nouns. The subset varies slightly among dialects. . Ndiya ma aku santongaꞌ ilū. Hand me one half of that.

sanaw   v. AO-1. To search for or find something by touch, as of something obscured by darkness or covering; figuratively, to look for something without much hope of finding it. Buwat kaꞌa anukut ma aku. Yukku, “Sinanawan paꞌin, kalu aniyaꞌ.” Suppose you ask me to pay what I owe. I say, "{I will}feel around for it, there might be something." Gram: AO-1 link: agap₂.

sandak   v. AO-1. To probe for something with a rod or spike, as for shells in sand. Pindiꞌ itū sinandak maka sahapang ma deyom gusung. These scallops are probed for with a spear in the sand. Gram: AO-1

sandal₁   v. AO-2. To make something last longer. Duwa tarik man dambilaꞌ, duwa man dambilaꞌ panandal batangan Two support booms on one side and two on the other to make the main boom last.

sandal₂   v. AO-2. To bear something unpleasant, as pain, hardship, rough weather. Sandalin pꞌddiꞌ ilū bang ka bay binonoꞌ eꞌ mastal. Endure that pain when you have been beaten by the schoolmaster. Bang kaut boꞌ alandos toꞌongan goyak, alatas saga katig. Mbal anandal pelang ma goyak. Alopot-lopot. When at sea and the waves are really rough, the outriggers are disconnected. The canoe cannot cope with the rough water. It breaks up. Category: Endurance. Gram: AO-2 linkset: iman₁, sabal, tahan₂, tatas, yakin.

sandal-dohon   n. Prolonged grief. Tinangtangan lasana, nilaꞌanan sandal-dohon. Her love stripped away, her sustained grief removed. .

sandanaꞌ   n. The sandalwood tree. Category: Shore tree. Santalum sp. Note: SKR candanah

sandat₁   1 • adj. a-. Tight, as the lashings of a house, rigging lines. Asandat dambilaꞌ ligtangna. One of the mast stays is tighter. Lumaꞌ inān asandat, halam aniyaꞌ kapiligduhanna. That house is tightly lashed, there is nothing to cause anxiety. Gram: a- link: dꞌllot.

2 • v. AO-1. To make something tight. Gram: AO-1

sandat₂   1 • v. AO-1. To put pressure on someone; to cause a critical illness, the action of a ritual ancestor or saitan spirit. . Sinandat heꞌ ntan, pinasōng sakina. Pressured by a ritual ancestor, his sickness made more serious.

2 • v. AA pag-. To become tense, of an argument between two people.

sandat lling   v. AO-1. To put verbal pressure on someone. Sinandat ma lling, buwat ondeꞌ-ondeꞌ aniyaꞌ kabilahianna. Magjawab iya maka mmaꞌna, na mbal takoleꞌ-koleꞌ anak inān. Subay na paꞌin parūl ai-ai kabilahianna. Asandat heꞌ lling mattoꞌana. Pressured by words, like a child who wants something. He argues with his father but can't be denied. He must be allowed whatever he wants. His father is pressured by words.

sandaꞌ   v. AO-2. To deposit an item as security for a loan, as with a pawnbroker. Bang aniyaꞌ dublun si Inaꞌ, sandaꞌanku ni si Ompo pamꞌlliku pantalun. If Mother has a gold coin, I will pawn it to Ompo so I can buy trousers. Gram: AO-2 cf.: utang; link: padjak₂.

sandaꞌan   n. A pawnshop.

sandaꞌ-sandaꞌ   n. An item borrowed for a brief time, with emphasis on the borrower's intention not to keep it. Sandaꞌ-sandaꞌ sadja, mbal nilopas, mbal nilōb. Just a brief loan, not to be lost, not to be pawned. .

sandig   1 • v. AStat pa-. To lean against something, as for support. Gram: ASite pa- cf.: liꞌid, saray-saray; link: andol.

2 • v. AO-1. To support something by leaning, as when sitting by a sick person. Gram: AO-1

sandil   n. Secondary wife of a sultan or datu'. Inaꞌan mainaꞌan hꞌndana poꞌon maka saga sandilna. Right there were his senior wife and his concubines.

sandol   Variant: sannol. 1 • v. AStat pa-. To keep to oneself, uninvolved in conversation or the usual activities of a household. . Gram: AStat. pa- link: tꞌmmun.

2 • Adverb. Quietly; in a withdrawn manner. Hal aningkōꞌ sandol. Atꞌmmon min atꞌmmon. Simply sitting without any attempt to join in. Extremely withdrawn. Gram: zero

sandu   v. AA pag-. To work together at the same job, as women grating cassava at the same grater. Magsandu tꞌllungan magliꞌis. The three working together grating. Gram: AA pag-

sandulay   n. (See bāt-sandulay).

sandulay-lꞌggon   n. A tough-skinned sub-variety of sandulay of which only the lubu, or thread-like exudate, is eaten. .

sani   n. The sago palm, (thorny and smooth-sheathed varieties respectively), the leaves of which provide a thatching material rather thinner and more durable than that from the nipa palm. The pith of the palm trunk provides an edible starch, used mainly in times of hardship. Category: Palms, banana. Metroxylon rumphii and M. sagus.. linkset: ambūng, lumbiya; cf.: nipaꞌ, tigul.

sanittiya   1 • v. AStat pag-. To observe faithfully the five daily times of prayer enjoined by Islam. Note: SKR satya 'the quality of truth and purity'. Hypothetical connection Gram: AStat. pag-

2 • adv. Regularly, of religious duties. Sanittiya kita pinanduꞌan. We are regularly taught. cf.: lima-waktu, ammal₁.

sannang   Variant: sañaŋ. adj. a-. Comfortable; peaceful; at ease. Aluhaya lumaꞌnu, Tuwan. Asannang patulihan. Your house, Tuwan, is unrestricted. A comfortable place to sleep. Gram: a- link: limaya.

sannol   v. AStat pa-. To keep to oneself, uninvolved in the usual activities of a household. .

santan   1 • n. A mixture of rice boiled with water, coconut milk and sugar, used as a complement to the starch staple. Category: Recipes.

2 • v. AO-1. To prepare such a mixture. Category: Cooking methods. Gram: AO-1

santik   v. AO-2. To strike a match; to light something. Gram: AO-2 cf.: bagid.

santik bagid-bagid   v. AStat pa-. To redden, of the eyes (lit 'to strike a match'). This indicates readiness or eagerness to fight. .

santiliꞌ   n. A beggar, especially in a religious context. Note: IND santri 'devout Muslim'.

santing   n. A tree species, useful for house posts. Angāꞌ kita gꞌllom ni kayu santing. We get caulking material (soft inner bark) from the santing tree. Category: Swamp tree. Lumnitzera littorea.

santongaꞌ   n. One-half. Ndiya ma aku santongaꞌ ilū. Hand me one half of that. link: dambilaꞌ.

santuk   v. ASite pa-/-um-. To strike against something accidently, especially of the head. . Bang lahi-lahi si Linda, paligid sumantuk ma lantay, anangis. When Linda runs she falls down banging her head on the floor, cries. Gram: ASite pa-/-um- link: bungkuꞌ₁.

santul   n. The santul and its fruit. . Category: Fruit tree. Sandoricum koetjape..

sanyang   adj. a-. Comfortable; at ease; peaceful.

sanyawa   Variant: sinyawa. n. Underpants for male or female; short pants. linkset: kansinsilyu, kudji-kudji, kindut, kullat.

sanga   Variant: paŋa; seŋa. n. A branch from the trunk or a main limb of a tree. link: batang₂.

sangan-lokot   n. A growth found on sea grass which provides a pale green substance when pulverised and added to cosmetic powder. cf.: taiꞌ-hangin.

sangat₁   Note: QU cf s'ngngat Variant: səŋŋat. v. AO-1. To scribe a surface with a pointed implement, as with a marking gauge. Gram: AO-1 link: galing-galing.

sangat₂   n. The ultimate degree of something, used in a few compounds.

sangat kawasa   n. Ultimate power and authority, an attribute of God.

sangay   conj. From some point in past time up to the present; since. Sangay min kahendog-hendogku nsaꞌ aku bay makakakan haram. I have not eaten anything unclean since I grew up.

sangbaw   n. A species of deepwater crab, about the size and shape of a saucer, vivid orange in color. Category:  Crustaceans.

sangbawa   n. A toothbrush. link: gisgis empon.

sangbawan   n. A trap used to catch the sangbaw crab.

sangbay   v. AO-1. To amuse a small child while holding it under its armpits, usually to the accompaniment of a ditty. Gram: AO-1 link: tayak.

sangbayan   n. A song sung to small children to entertain or divert.

sangka   prefix. Indicates that the occurrence of one event is matched by the occurrence of another. Sangkapusuꞌ, sangkakakan. As he plucked he ate. link: sama; cf.: sa.

sangkad   adj. a-. Filled to the limit. Asangkad pitakanu, mbal paisi. Your wallet is full, cannot have anything put in. Aniyaꞌ taꞌndaꞌna būd makasangkaran dunya. He saw a mountain that totally filled the earth. . Gram: a- link: pꞌnnoꞌ₂, hād.

sangkahāpan   adv. Well; to good purpose. Ma aniyaꞌ alungay anꞌssag kita, atilaw kita sangkahapan ni kalūnganta. When something is lost we inform people, we ask diligently of our neighboring kin.

sangkalan   n. A board for chopping something on. cf.: sangdol.

sangkaliyaꞌ   v. AO-1. To catch large game fish such as sharks using whole fish as bait. Category: Hook and line. Gram: AO-1 link: pꞌssi.

sangkap   1 • n. A chisel. linkset: likup, paꞌat, patuk, sakal; cf.: barena.

2 • v. AO-1. To cut something out with a chisel. Gram: AO-1

sangkaꞌ₁   v. AStat pa-. To reach a limit. Mbal na kas̄ōnganku likup, pasangkaꞌ na. I can't drive this chisel any further, it has reached the bottom. Pasangkaꞌ kila-kilana amikilan, kahunitan toꞌongan. He is training his powers of thought to the limit, he is really finding it tough. Gram: AStat. pa- link: hād.

sangkaꞌ₂   1 • adj. a-. Filled to the point where contents overflow or burst the container. cf.: timbakkol.

2 • v. AStat pa-. To spill out of the confines of a container. . Pasangkaꞌ na, mbal kaisihan. It's overflowing, can't be contained. link: lasay.

sangkil   n. A fish spear with a single tine or prong; figuratively, a penis (a vulgar equivalent of boto'). Sahapang pangahiyak daing, tayum. Sangkil ya pangahiyak pahi. A sahapang is used to spear fish or sea urchins. The single pronged spear is used to spear stingrays. Category: Spearing. link: sahapang; cf.: sꞌllokan.

sangkiyam   v. AO-1. To swallow something whole, as a python ingesting its prey without chewing. Sinangkiyam iya heꞌ kalitan, sala tīllon min tꞌdda. Swallowed by a shark, sort of swallowed just once. Bang saupama kita ahūg ni tahik sinangkiyam kita heꞌ saitan. If for example we fall into the sea we will be swallowed whole by a demon. Gram: AO-1 link: tꞌllon.

sangkol   v. ASite pa-. To carry through to a conclusion. Ya poꞌon aku halam makasangkol angiskul, bay magꞌnda. The reason I didn't carry through with school, is that I got married. .

sangkoꞌ   1 • n. A bayonet. cf.: ispada.

2 • v. AO-1. To behead or otherwise kill someone with a bayonet. . Gram: AO-1 link: ponggol.

sangkul   1 • n. A heavy garden tool with a blade set at right-angles to the shaft. . cf.: pala.

2 • v. AO-2. To break up soil using a mattock. Sinangkulan itū pinalunuk tanaꞌ. Grubbed up means the soil being made soft. . Gram: AO-2

sangkuꞌ   1 • v. ASite pa-/-um-. To collide with something. Bang lansa pasangkuꞌ ni lumaꞌ, piligdu. If a launch runs into a house it could be bad. Gram: ASite pa-/-um- link: dugtul.

2 • v. AA pag-. To bang forcibly together, of two hard objects. Pagsangkuꞌku kōkbi. I'll bang your heads together. Gram: AA pag-

sangdan   1 • adj. ka-..-an. Allowed to continue without restriction. Kasangdanan amuwaꞌ mampallam, halam aniyaꞌ angalāng iya. Continue uninterrupted picking up mangoes, with no one forbidding him. Bang aniyaꞌ balbalan boꞌ kasangdanan, amatay, boꞌ mbal kasangdanan aꞌllum isāb. If there is a blood-sucking spirit and it is allowed to continue, he will die. If it is not allowed to continue he will live. Gram: ka--an

2 • v. AStat pa-. To continue without interruption; to persist in the same course of action without change or pause. Dakayuꞌ-kayuꞌ du hinangta, pasangdan kita magusaha. We have only one job, we carry on undiverted with making a living. Pasangdan ka amangan sampay ka asumu. Carry on eating until you are tired of it. . Gram: AStat. pa- linkset: sara, timpus.

sangdol   v. ASite pa-. To put weight on something firm. cf.: sangkalan.

sangga   Variant: taŋga. v. AStat aN-. To cup the open hands, facing upwards in the prayer position. Gram: AStat. aN-

sanggaꞌ   v. AA pag-. To be partners in a game. Gram: AA pag-

sanggaꞌina   conj. Because of the current situation, but with the connotation of there being better alternatives. . Sanggaꞌina halam aniyaꞌ gabbang, amoleꞌ na. Seeing there isn't any bamboo marimba, we might as well go home. link: sabab₁.

sanggiꞌ   1 • n. A strip of something used for tying.

2 • Classifier. Strips of rattan. Pila sīn dasanggiꞌ buway ilū? How much is one strip of that {prepared} rattan?

3 • v. AO-1. To divide something into strips, as banana fibre or rattan for tying. Bang lupis sinanggiꞌ, bang pandan nijangat, bang lubid pinꞌkkal. Banana fibre is divided, pandanus is cut with a tool, rope is unravelled. Gram: AO-1 link: jangat.

sanggot₁   1 • n. A knife with a curved blade, usually fastened to a long pole for reaping fruit high on a tree, as coconuts. cf.: kukuhit.

2 • v. AO-1. To reap fruit using a sickle on a long pole. . Gram: AO-1

sanggot₂   v. AO-1. To beat someone by a ruse or a trick; to outsmart someone in a business deal. Bang kita magbalebol boꞌ kaꞌa-i ataꞌu, aku mbal ataꞌu. Ananggot na ka ma aku, yuknu, “Buwanin aku lima poen, apa mbal aku ataꞌu.” When we play volleyball, and you know how to play but I don't, you trick me. You say, "Give me five pints, because I don't know how." Bang kita saupama nihalgaꞌan saga sangpūꞌ maka lima, n̄a bang aꞌa halam biyasa binalos na sangpūꞌ maka mpat. Nā, tasanggot na iya. Taꞌāꞌ na iya. If we, for example, are given the price of fifteen pesos. Now a person who is not accustomed to bargaining will offer fourteen pesos. He is outsmarted and taken. Gram: AO-1

sanggul₁   v. AA pag-. To pit strength against each other as in Indian wrestling. The players link their elbows and try to force each other's free hand down on to the table. Gram: AA pag- link: kagat.

sanggul₂   1 • v. AO-1. To block the movement of something, as the roll of a marble. Palaꞌan ka mannilu ko daꞌa ka makasanggul. Move away from there so you don't accidentally stop the marble. Gram: AO-1

2 • v. ASite pa-. To run into an obstacle. Daꞌa pagtimuk-timukunbi ko daꞌa makasanggul. Tinuꞌud. Don't gather them all together lest (the marble) run into them. Done deliberately.

sanggul₃   v. AO-2. To trim the comb of a fighting cock. Gram: AO-2

sanggup   v. AO-2. To threaten someone; to warn someone off. Sinanggupan kami heꞌ si B. Sinohoꞌ kam daꞌa kaleya. We were warned by B. We were told not to go inland. Gram: AO-2 cf.: pamarā, lāng, bandaꞌ; link: bandaꞌ.

sangil   n. A very sweet dessert banana. Category: Palms, banana.

sanglad   Variant: sallad; səllad. v. ASite pa-/-um-. To run aground, of a boat. Gram: ASite -um- linkset: dagsaꞌ, siyud, hanggal.

sanglag   v. AO a-. To cook something by toasting in a dry pan, the usual way of cooking cassava meal. . Category: Cooking methods. Gram: AO-1 link: landang-landang.

sanglagan   n. A flat earthenware pan, used primarily for roasting cassava (without oil). Category: Cooking utensil. link: paliyuk.

sanglit   1 • n. Praise; compliments.

2 • adj. a-. Praiseworthy.

3 • v. AO-2. To praise or congratulate someone. “Halam aniyaꞌ kalaꞌatan ma aꞌa hēꞌ,” yukta. Sinanglitan. "That person has nothing bad about him," we say. He is to be praised. Gram: AO-2

sangom   1 • adv. of time. Night, esp night in contrast to day. Category: Stages of day.

2 • adj. -an. Benighted. Arak kita sangoman. We nearly got benighted. Gram: -an

sangon₁   1 • v. ASite pa-. To fit into a socket or similar prepared space.

2 • v. AO-2. To fit or connect one item to another to make both functional. Subay konoꞌ sinangonan estenles kitara. It needs, he says, to have a stainless guitar string fitted. Magsangon sigā panji. They connected (and raised) the flag. Gram: AO-2 link: batuk₂.

sangon₂   1 • adj. ka-..-an. Possessed by a spirit being such as a duwata or djinn. Kasangonan iya, angkan magbarese-barese. She is possessed by a spirit, that's why she speaks strange words. Gram: AO-2 linkset: duwata, sawiꞌ.

2 • v. ASite pa-. To enter into a person, the action of a spirit being. . Pasangon na bang aꞌa niruwata, sumaꞌan abay kohap, sumaꞌan subu. Saliꞌ aniyaꞌ saitan pasōd ni baran sigā. Something has entered when a person is possessed, sometimes in the evening, sometimes in the morning. It is as though a saitan spirit has entered their body. linkset: tongop₂, salin₃, hōp₂.

sangpad   n. The raised part of the prow of a pelang type canoe, a flat board which projects above the bow itself and is decorated by a binding of black fibre. Paraw type canoes have a similar piece above the stern. Category: Canoe construction. cf.: kamayung.

sangpit   v. ASite pa-. To come to mind; to recall. link: entom.

sangpot   1 • adj. zero. Mature; arriving at maturity. Sangpot-sangpot na kabudjangna. She has almost reached puberty (female). .

2 • v. AStat aN-. To reach puberty or adult maturity. Halam giꞌ anangpot kasubulku. I have not reached puberty (male). Anangpot na duwampūꞌ tahun umulku. I have reached the maturity of 20 years of age. Gram: AStat. aN- linkset: lasag, pataꞌ₂, sibuwa, hendog-hendog, toꞌa.

sangpūꞌ   num. (clitic). Ten.

sangpūꞌ maka mpat kasobangan   n. The fourteenth day of the lunar month. Category:  Moon days. link: bulan₁.

sangsang   v. AO-1. To oppose some force, as the flow of a current or someone's will. Mbal tasangsang llingna, mbal taraꞌugta. We cannot resist his words, he is undefeatable. Sangsangta pariyataꞌan binusay, saliꞌ sinaggaꞌ. We go against the current by paddling, resisting it. Gram: AO-1 cf.: paggat; link: saggaꞌ.

sangsāꞌ   v. AStat pag-. To suffer through physical exertion, as a person who works extremely hard. Daꞌa na ka magsangsāꞌ, aningkōꞌ na ka ma lumaꞌ. Ilu na aheka anaknu amakan kaꞌa. Don't exert yourself, sit in your house. You have many children already to provide food for you. Gram: AStat. pag- Note: SKR samsara cf.: luꞌug-liksaꞌ.

sangtaliriꞌ   n. A species of succulent. Category: Trunkless plants.

sangtiꞌ   Variant: taŋsiʔ. adj. -in-. Suffering from a relapse during convalescence, thought to be triggered by a reaction to the smell or taste of certain foods. Bang aniyaꞌ asakki ma lumaꞌ mbal makaruwaꞌ pꞌggot, apa sinangtiꞌ. If someone is sick at our house we mustn't bring surgeonfish up because it would cause a relapse. Gram: -in- cf.: bantaꞌ, boggat.

sangu   1 • v. ASite pa-. To place oneself in fumes, as for medicinal purposes. Pasangu kita ni humbu. Let's go where the smoke is. Gram: ASite pa- link: tangas.

2 • v. AO-1. To place someone in the fumes of a medicinal substance. Buwat aniyaꞌ asakki sinampal, sinangu ma humbu kamanyan. For example someone sick with measles, put in the fumes from incense. Gram: AO-1

sapa   v. AO-2. To swear to something on solemn oath. Magsapa itū pinatꞌkkon tanganta ma deyom Koraꞌan ko daꞌa magkahāp. Kaꞌllum ni kamatay mbal magkahāp. When we take an oath our hands are placed on the Koran (as a sign) that we will never make peace. From life to death we will not make peace. Tampat aheka panji-panjina, pagsapahan ya aꞌa kamemon. A shrine with many flags, a place where everyone makes their solemn vows. Gram: AO-2 link: subahat.

sapak   n. The basic unit of a fabric pattern, as the square in a check. Balikat itū buwat tadjung boꞌ aꞌaslag sapakna. Balikat cloth is like tadjung (a two-colored check pattern) but its basic square is large. link: papagan₁.

sapad   v. AO-1. To prevent someone or something from doing damage, esp. of separating people who are fighting. Mbal pasapad baliyu, ya kakosogna. You can't prevent the wind because of its strength. Bang aniyaꞌ magsuntuk subay sinapad boꞌ mbal maglahaꞌ atawa magbutig. If some people are punching each other they should be restrained lest they bleed or get bruises. Gram: AO-1

sapadpad   Variant: paad-paad. conj. Rather than; in preference to. Sapadpad pelangnu bay tinangkaw, ahãp lagiꞌ pamuwannu. Instead of having your canoe stolen, it would have been better to give it away. Sapadpad kitabī patay ma dilaut, ahāp du patay ma deya. Rather than be dead at sea, it's better to be dead ashore. Pād-pād daing itū tinimanan, gom pineyad. Rather than this fish be thrown away, better it be dried. . Subay sinungkit na buwaꞌ marang sabab alahag na, pãd-pãd amakpak. The marang fruit should be harvested now (with a long sickle) because it is ripe already, rather than letting it drop.

sapainay-painay   Adverb. No matter what. Sapainay-painay, niōnan angeyok. No matter what (you or others think), it's called angeyok.

sapal   n. The residue of grated mature coconut meat from which the liquid has been expressed. link: angkas₁.

sapali   1 • n. A partner in an enterprise; a collaborator.

2 • v. ASite pa-. To propose a business partnership to someone. . Bang aniyaꞌ duwangan amꞌlli pambot boꞌ mbal makaꞌabut sīn, na pasapali duwangan hēꞌ ni aꞌa dangan, hatina tꞌllungan na sigā magsapali. If two men are buying a motorized canoe and the money isn't sufficient, then the two of them seek a partnership with another person. In other words the three of them form a partnership.

3 • v. AO-1. To propose a business partnership. Aniyaꞌ sapaliku ni kaꞌa. Kaꞌa taga paraw, aku taga banog. I have resource-sharing proposal to make to you. You have a canoe and I have a sail. Gram: AO-1

4 • v. AA pag-. To combine resources in order to achieve a common purpose. . Bang aniyaꞌ amꞌlli pambot, boꞌ mbal makaꞌabut sīn duwangan inān, nā pasapali dangan hēꞌ, ni duwangan. Hatina tꞌllungan na sigā magsapali. Gram: AA pag- link: hūn.

sapan₁   n. A location, esp. a location where someone has a house. link: patꞌnnaꞌan.

sapan₂   n. The hard dark heartwood of certain trees, prized for making knife handles. link: esok.

sapanjang-panjang   Adverb. Forever. link: salama-lama.

sapantun   adv. Figuratively like; by way of illustration. Ya duyung-duyung sapantun du aꞌa, boꞌ nggaꞌi ka aꞌa. The marker on a grave is symbolic of a person, but not a person. link: dalil₂.

sapat₁   1 • v. AO-2. To prevent something from travelling the full distance, as a bullet or a falling kite. Bang aku bay amaleyang taguriꞌ ma lumaꞌ kami, arak patukbung. Waꞌi makasapat ni lumaꞌ si Tajalain. When I was flying a kite at our house it almost fell down head-first. It stopped its fall on Tajalain's house. Gram: AO-2

2 • v. ASite pa-. For an object to hit something that prevents it from travelling the full distance. Bang aku tinimbak eꞌ aꞌa boꞌ akapal dinding, pasapat timbak. Halam makalanjal pareyom. If I am shot at by a person and the wall is thick, the bullet is prevented. It does not penetrate. Gram: ASite pa-

sapat₂   1 • adj. a-. Agile; quick; hurried. Mbal asapat aku amassa itu. I am not quick at reading. Gram: a- link: kasay.

2 • v. AO-2. To do something with speed. Arak patukbung taguriꞌ, daipara sinapatan nihellaꞌ. The kite was about to nose-dive but fortunately it was swiftly pulled back. .

sapaw   n. A covering of flexible material such as canvas or a leaf awning. Sapaw itū kadjang. Ya pinagbowa ni kapūꞌan ilū paturung ulan maka llaw. This roof is a leaf awning. What is habitually taken to the fishing islands as shelter from rain and sun. Category: Roof.

sapay   1 • n. The technique for finishing a woven edge, whereby the strands are worked back into the weaving. link: lꞌppit.

2 • v. AO-1. To finish a woven edge with the sapay technique. Gram: AO-1

sapaya-paya   Adverb. Unendingly; forever. link: salama-lama.

sapaꞌ   n. A river or river channel; a body of fresh water. Speakers disagree as to whether current flow is an essential feature. . Category: Bodies of water. link: danaw.

sapaꞌat₁   v. AO-2. To pronounce a curse on someone by invoking supernatural power. Sapaꞌatanta ka ni atubag. I pronounce on you a curse of death. Gram: AO-2 link: suknaꞌ.

sapaꞌat₂   1 • n. God's provision of the necessities of life. . Angamuꞌ aku sapaꞌat ni Tuhan. I will ask God for the provision of life's necessities. .

2 • v. ASite pag-. To make a gift to officiating mosque leaders. . Magsapaꞌatan saga maꞌamun kamemon. All the congregation give small gifts.

sapda   v. AStat pag-. To swear a personal oath asking for punishment if one's oath is broken or if untruth is involved; to curse someone. Kabīngan kam sapda ya asal bay tapanapda ma sigām. The curse that they had already used for cursing rebounded on them. . Gram: AStat. pag- link: suknaꞌ.

sapehak   1 • v. ASite pa-. To diverge from a path or direct route.

2 • v. AA pag-. To go different ways. Gram: AA pag- link: sihaꞌ.

sapid   1 • n. A braid of hair. Gram: AO-1

2 • v. AO-1. To braid the hair. linkset: hambak, hampal, kulengkong₂, simbōng, toket, tusay, pugay.

sapiꞌ   n. A cow or bull. cf.: kalbaw.

sapiꞌ mandangan   n. A dominant bull.

saplag   adj. a-. Spread over a wide area. Buwat deyom Sambuwangan, asaplag heꞌ keyat, buwat du llaw saliꞌ. Like in Zamboanga, full of lights, like the day. Gram: a-

sapling   (See ulat-sapling).

saplut₁   adj. a-. Covered completely, of a flat area. Buwat llawanta ballul, pundang, asaplut panablayan atawa ayas-ayas. Dalos kamemon, halam aniyaꞌ palabayan. As when we are sun-drying fillets or split fish, the whole area or drying-rack is covered. There are no gaps, no place to pass. Gram: a- link: lapat.

saplut₂   1 • adj. a-. Engaged in rinsing. . Bang kita bay atuhun boꞌ halam magtipara, pagtuwaꞌta asaplut kita sabab tahik, ko daꞌa kapēꞌan timus-timus. When we have been diving and not wearing goggles, on emerging our face is rinsed because it is seawater, so salt doesn't get into our eyes. Note: 1 Gram: a-

2 • v. AO-1. To rinse one's face to remove salt residue. . Saplutun baihuꞌnu, bay ka atuhun. Rinse your face, you've been diving. . Gram: AO-1 link: bunglaw.

sapod   v. AO-1. To knock fruit off by throwing something at it, usually a stick. . Gram: AO-1

Sappal   n. The second month of the Islamic year, during which Sulu Muslims participate in ritual bathing (tulak bala') to cleanse moral and spiritual taint. Category: Month.

sappit₁   n. A large round-bottomed sailing vessel without outriggers, larger than a lepa and similar in size to a kumpit. . Category:  Sea-going vessels. This type of boat was more common in the southern than in the central part of the Sulu Archipelago.

sappit₂   n. A three-cord lashing technique for binding handles to prevent them splitting. link: bukaꞌ₃.

sapsap₁   Variant: sasap. v. AO-2. To trim something to the desired size and shape. Bang batu tinigtig. Bang kōk katig sapsapanku koꞌ alampung. A rock is chipped off. The point of an outrigger boom I trim so it will be light. Gram: AO-2 link: basbas.

sapsap₂   Variant: sasap. v. ASite pa-. To move smoothly through water. . Pasapsap pahāp pelang inān, alꞌkkas saliꞌ. That canoe glides along smoothly, like quickly. Gram: ASite pa-

sapsay   adj. a-. Utterly destroyed. Used mainly as a taunt in games, according to some speakers. link: kaꞌat.

sapu   1 • v. AO-1. To wipe something on, as an ointment. Gram: AO-1 link: pahid.

2 • v. AO-2. To remove something by wiping. Gram: AO-2 linkset: kukus, pahid, puꞌus, tarapu.

sapu tangan   n. A piece of cloth used as handkerchief, sweat-cloth or apron. cf.: panyuꞌ.

sapupud-daya   adv. Forever; life-long. Buwat lapohanbi, sapupud-daya kam angipat. Mbal amꞌlli lapohan pabalik, sabasag hal gās ya bīlli pabalik. Like your stove, you will look after it forever. You will not buy a stove again, gas is the only thing to be bought again.

sapu-sapu   v. AO a-. To caress.

saput   1 • n. The white material for a shroud. linkset: kasaꞌ, kuku-poteꞌ, salimput, talkun, tatap.

2 • v. AO-1. To wrap a corpse in a shroud. Bang bay aꞌa amatay pinahilalaꞌ, pinandi. Puwas pinandi sinaput, puwas sinaput pinꞌkkos maka tepo. When a person has died he is cared for, bathed. After bathing wrapped in shroud, after shrouding enclosed in a mat.

saputi   v. AO-1. To do something deceitfully, as when washing something without removing all the dirt; to cheat at a game. Bang si Jani itu angoseꞌ laiꞌ boꞌ amasi kinakan ma laiꞌ, nihinang saputi. Halam atimud heꞌna angoseꞌ. When Jani washes the dishes yet there is still food on the dish, careless work. His washing doesn't make the plates clean. Gram: AO-1 link: haman-haman.

sara   1 • adj. ka-..-an. Unaffected by any change or restriction. Gram: ka- -an

2 • v. AStat pa-. To continue without change. Gram: AStat. pa- link: sangdan.

sarakka   1 • n. Alms given to the poor as a religious responsibility or to religious leaders or healers as an appreciation. . linkset: jakat, pitlaꞌ, pudji₂, sapaꞌat₂.

2 • v. AOC-2. To give alms to someone. Bang aniyaꞌ amatay saga kaukakiku, sarakkahanku. If one of my cousins dies, I give alms on their behalf. In kaꞌa bay anarakka ma aku. Aniyaꞌ sīnnu, aniyaꞌ sꞌmmeknu, yuknu, “Itu-i panarakkaku ma kaꞌa. Subay taimaꞌnu.” You are the one giving alms to me. You have money or clothes and you say, "This here is for an alms-gift to you. You must accept it."

sarahakan   v. ASite pag-. 1 • To commit oneself totally to whatever happens. . Bang mbal katambalan, magsukul aku maka magsarahakan laꞌa ni Tuhan. If it is incurable I will give thanks and just surrender myself to God.

2 • To make a woman the object of a marriage proposal that risks all. . Sinarahakan dꞌnda inān. Minsan mbal bilahi niroblehan. That woman has been made the object of a sarahakan proposal. Even though they {the woman's elders} are unwilling the goods offered must be repaid double. . All the available money and valuables are gathered, together with a fighting knife. The man throws himself down on the floor indicating that he invites death if he is refused. If the woman's elders do not accept the offer they are obliged to return twice its value. cf.: patihantak.

sarang   1 • adj. zero. Adequate, of the extent or duration of something. Sarang na koꞌ ilū, Otoꞌ. Pahali na ka maglata. That's enough, Son. Stop your teasing. Sarang ma aku bahāꞌ? Is it big enough for me? Gram: zero linkset: sꞌddong, sugiya, tꞌppot, ustu.

2 • v. AO-1. To test the adequacy of something with regard to any of its dimensions. Sarangun babag ilū pehēꞌ. Try out that cross-beam across there. . Gram: AO-1

sarang-sarang   adj. zero. About right; about enough; neither one nor the other. Tagbak sarang-sarang langkawna. Tagbak (a ginger-like plant) about the right height.

sarang-sukul   v. AStat pag-. To give thanks formally; to express gratitude. . O Tuhan, aheya pagsarang-sukulan kami ni kaꞌa. Oh God, our thanks to you is great.

sarap₁   adj. a-. Tasty or delicious. Asarap paglibusaw si Iddang. Iddang's cooking of glazed bananas is delicious. Gram: a- link: lanab.

sarap₂   Variant: sagap. 1 • adv. By chance; aimlessly.

2 • v. ASite pa-. To take a chance in doing something. Halam aniyaꞌ padduman, hal kami magsarapan ma llaw, atuli ugtuꞌllaw atawa tongaꞌ bahangi. No compass, we just took our chance on the sun (as guide), sleeping at noon or midnight.

sarap-duwa   adj. a-. Uncertain as to which of two possible outcomes. Ballum tantu, asarap-duwa. Not certain, two possible outcomes. linkset: dalam-duwa, duwa-abana, untung-duwa.

saray-saray   v. ASite pa-. To lean against something. Gram: ASite pa- cf.: liꞌid, sandig.

saraꞌ   1 • n. A body of law; a magistrate or other person who administers the law. . Si Panglima Kalbi ya amatꞌnnaꞌ saraꞌ bang aniyaꞌ magbonoꞌ. Panglima Kalbi is the person to administer law when someone has been fighting. cf.: abugaw, huwis.

2 • v. AO-1. To administer law to someone. Gram: AO-1 cf.: hukum.

saraꞌ agama   n. The legal system of Islam as distinct from the civil legal system.

sarikut   n. A card game. Category: Play, fun. link: sugal.

saruk   n. A hat. cf.: helmet.

saruk pataꞌ   n. A hat woven of nitu', the bark of the scrambling fern. . Pata is the island where these distinctives hats are made. .

sarul   v. AO-1. To plate the surface of something with metal. Asal bay sinarul maka tumbaga. It has of course been plated with brass. Gram: AO-1 cf.: langkop.

saruꞌun-duꞌun   Adverb. Immediately, at that very moment. Saruꞌun-duꞌun aniyaꞌ baliyu, saliꞌ bay niamuꞌ. Immediately there was wind, as if it had been requested. link: magtūy.

sasa₁   v. AStat pa-. To hang down low, as of clothes or sail. Pasasa pantalun piꞌituku, subay aniyaꞌ kambotna. The trousers hang down to here on me, they need a belt. Gram: AStat. pa- cf.: hallal.

sasa₂   adj. a-. Split off along its length, as the top plank or strake of canoe. Dambilaꞌ pelang abilaꞌ, asasa min mundaꞌ ni buliꞌ. One side of the canoe is broken off, split off from the prow to rear. Gram: a- link: segpong.

sasab   1 • v. AStat pag-. To travel randomly with no certain destination. . Magsasaban hayop binelaw ni katalunan. The demented cow runs aimlessly in the forest. Amiha dakayuꞌ ni dakayuꞌ, mbal patꞌnnaꞌ ma bay baina, magsasab. It looks for this and that, not staying where it had been, moving randomly.

2 • v. AO-2. To find food by chance when moving around. . Amiha kaꞌlluman, anasaban kaut-kaleya. Seeking a livelihood, foraging at sea and on land. This expresses the uncertain nature of Sama life. Gram: AO-2 cf.: takod.

sasabit   n. A hook for hanging something on.

sasak   1 • n. A fence made of roughly interwoven branches. link: ād.

2 • v. AO-1. To fence off an area.

sasa-dandam   adj. -in-. Woven so that a decorative strip runs along each edge, of a mat. Gram: -in- synonyms: dandan, hagdan-hagdan.

sasagnat   n. A hook for hanging things on.

sasahan   1 • adj. zero. Flowing, in contrast to still water. Boheꞌ sasahan itū sapaꞌ, saliꞌ aniyaꞌ palaran. Flowing water is a river, as though something is drifting. Gram: a-

2 • v. AStat aN-. To flow, as a running stream or blood; less often of a sea current. Saga lahaꞌ anasahan pareyoꞌ. Some blood is flowing down. Gram: AStat. aN- cf.: mansay-mansay, lipay₁.

sasal   v. AO-1. To work metal; to forge. . Gram: AO-1 link: babal₁.

sasalan   n. The craftsmanship of a silversmith or goldsmith; any metalwork involving a forge. Sasalan Makaw koꞌ itū. This is of Chinese workmanship.

sasang   conj. During; at the same time as. Piꞌitu na paꞌin, minsan du sasang aꞌa magkakan. He keeps coming, even while people are eating. Sasang amudjang-mudjang. While becoming a teenage girl. link: sabu.

sasanglag   n. A cooking implement for tossing cassava meal in a pan. link: luwag.

sasap₁   v. AO-2. To trim something to size. Gram: AO-2

sasap₂   v. ASite pa-. To move smoothly through water.

sasapu   n. A broom. cf.: tarapu.

sasat   1 • n. A sense of disquiet due to the influence of a spirit being. Sinõd kita sasat, minsan asekot-sekot ni pahi, boꞌ hiyakta, asāꞌ. Disquiet seizes us, even though we are quite close to the stingray, when we throw the spear it misses.

2 • v. AO-1. To bother or trouble someone; to tempt or provoke. This can be the action of a human or a spirit being. Sinasat kita heꞌ pahi taga-saitan. Saliꞌ kita amidpid. We are troubled by a stingray with a demon. We sort of tremble. Bang aku sinohoꞌ kaleya angāꞌ kayu sinasat aku heꞌ saitan. When I am sent inland to get firewood I am troubled by a saitan spirit. Gram: AO-1

sasaw   1 • adj. a-. Noisy; disturbing. Bang aheka puhuꞌ ma lumaꞌ asasaw na. Aheka na magtambal. When many people are in the house, it is noisy. There are many now coming for medicine. Gram: a- linkset: hengo-hengo, sensong.

2 • v. AO-1. To disturb or bother someone. . Bowahun paluwas. Daꞌa kam anasaw piꞌitu. Take it outside. Don't make trouble here.

sasawi   n. The mustard plant. . Category: Trunkless plants. Brassica nigra..

sasay   adj. -in-. Having water splashing over the sides in quantities large enough to swamp. Sinasay pelang kami heꞌ goyak. Our canoe was swamped by the waves. Gram: -in- link: sꞌpput.

sasā   (See pasasā).

sasāꞌ   v. ASite pa-/-um-. To occur at some times but not at others. Saliꞌ bang bay taluwaꞌ heꞌ timbak dangan iꞌ abugtang, dangan iꞌ ahalol. Beyaꞌ ni kamatay saꞌ amasi allum. Hal saliꞌ pamasasāꞌ. Like when hit by the gun one died instantly, the other wounded, in process of dying yet still alive. Just sort of intermittent. linkset: bang pasān, sumāꞌ, sumaꞌan; cf.: maumu.

sasila   1 • n. A story, esp. a traditional story with moral or religious significance.

2 • v. AO-1. To relate a story. Gram: AO-1

sassat   n. A defect or blemish. Taga sassat pelang inān, aheya asangna. That canoe has a defect; it has a large open split under the bow. link: sallaꞌ₁.

sassaw   v. AO-1. To find something by feeling around for it. Sinassaw ondeꞌ-ondeꞌ heꞌ inaꞌna. The child's mother gropes for him. Gram: AO-1 link: agap₂.

sassay   v. AO-1. To invoke the help of the sequence of ritual ancestors available to a kin group. .

sassing   1 • n. Pinworms. link: kalog.

2 • adj. -in-. To be infected with pinworms. Bang aku hal amangan daing boꞌ halam aniyaꞌ laukna sinassing. When I eat only fish with no staple, I will be infected with worms. Gram: -in

sasuku   Variant: sasukuʔ. 1 • adj. zero. All. Ingga sasuku saga aꞌa abꞌttong subay pinandi ma linsungan bang nilahuꞌ bulan. All of those who are pregnant should be bathed in a rice mortar when there is an eclipse of the moon. Gram: zero

2 • Pronoun. Whoever, whichever. Sasuku mbal makalangi amalut ma sasak inān. Whoever cannot swim hold on to the fence. synonyms: suku₁; cf.: sai-sai.

sasukuꞌ   Pronoun. Whoever, whichever.

satan   n. A south wind. . Category: Winds.

sattuwa   n. The large living creatures on land or in the sea. This is a a culturally defined generic for large domestic animals, wild animals, whales, sharks, stingrays, ostriches, and various semi-mythical beasts. Sattuwa itū kalitan, pahi. Subay aheya buwat sapiꞌ. These are creatures such as shark, stingray. Should be large creatures like a cow. Category: Sattuwa. link: daing; cf.: hayop.

satu   (See umbul satu). Note: MLY satu "one"

satꞌggol   Adverb. As long as. Satꞌggol ka anangis, satꞌggol ka nilappet. As long as you keep crying, you'll continue to be thrashed.

satꞌggol hēꞌ-i   adv. of time. Ever since that distant time.

sau   Variant: saaw. n. An anchor, usually made of a forked stick with one fork sharpened, lashed to a stone. cf.: layo.

saubang   n. A long-shafted spear made from bamboo used mainly for harvesting spiny sea-urchins. The tines are formed by splitting the end of the shaft into three sharpened parts. . Category: Spearing. link: sahapang.

sauk₁   1 • n. A dipper; a drinking container. Category: Containers.

2 • v. AO-1. To dip or scoop something out. Saukin aku, Nujiral, boheꞌ. Nujiral, dip out some water for me. Pala itū panauk tanaꞌ. A shovel is for scooping up soil. Gram: AO-1 link: gayung.

sauk₂   adj. -in-. Splashing into a boat, of water from waves breaking over the sides. Gram: -in- link: sꞌpput.

saukat   Variant: sakaukat; sinaukat; sokat. conj. Merely because, implying that the reason given is inadequate. Buwat aku magnililus na, nā kaseheꞌanku inān ahꞌlling, “Sakaukat na ka taga lilus mbal na ka pahali akiyum.” Like me, I have a watch now and my friends say, "Just because you have a watch you won't stop smiling." Saukat bay lumossok si Jē, ya binīngan si Yanni. Just because Je put his foot in a hole, the one who gets blamed is Yanni. link: sabab₁.

saud   n. A water container made of a single section of bamboo. Category: Containers. link: bōꞌ.

saul   v. AO-1. To answer someone who calls. . Gram: AO-1

saula   Variant: saula-ula. conj. As though; as it were. . Saula na alungay bangkaꞌna, aku ya niagmot-agmotan konoꞌ bay angꞌlloꞌ parahal tuꞌud bay talaran. As if his canoe was missing, I am the one blamed, so they say, for having taken it, when in fact it just drifted away.

saula-ula   

saumbibi   v. AA pag-. To do things together and reciprocally, as in harvesting one crop, then another. Magsaumbibi kami tꞌllu lumaꞌ ma kinakan. We three houses share our food. Gram: AA pag- cf.: passuk, kulimit.

saumul-umul   Adverb. Forever. link: salama-lama.

sauna   v. ASite pa-. To go ahead of others. Gram: ASite pa- cf.: dahū.

saunahan   conj. Marker of an adversative clause which identifies a premise that is contrary-to-fact; but in fact. . Magbāk ka maka kampungnu ati halam ka bay sinagina heꞌna, saunahan du halam kam bay maglambung. When you meet a townmate and he doesn't greet you, when in fact you hadn't noticed each other. Ma ndaꞌnu bay na nihinang heꞌna, boꞌ paꞌin halam. Saunahan halam du bay nihinang eꞌna. Going by what you saw he had done it, but it wasn't so. In fact he hadn't done it. . cf.: boꞌ paꞌin.

saunay   n. A reed-wind instrument made by rolling a section of palm leaf to form a cone. cf.: pulaw, suling₁.

saunuꞌ   v. AO-1. To do something without delay. Saki itu bang mbal tasaunuꞌ, bang paheya, piligdu makamatay. This sickness, if something isn't done right away, if it gets worse, the fear is that it will cause death. . Gram: AO-1 link: daiꞌ-daiꞌ.

saunggaꞌ   n. A species of shrub, used medicinally. Category: Trees, shrubs.

saupama   Variant: saupama. 1 • n. An example; an illustration of a meaning.

2 • conj. For example; by way of example. . Saupama atuli, bang mbal abatiꞌ toꞌongan nirabdab. Someone sleeping, for example, if he doesn't wake up fully he talks in his sleep. . Saupama magbangkaꞌ-bangkaꞌ kami maka si Janggo, bay kami abuhaw. For example when Janggo and I were playing in a dugout, we filled up with seawater. link: dalil₂.

3 • v. AO-1. To provide an illustrative example for some word, as to explain its meaning. Gram: AO-1

sauragal   v. AStat pag-. To enjoy an abundance of material possessions. Gram: AStat. pag- link: altaꞌ.

saurung   n. A roofed but unwalled part of house, an area often used to entertain guests; a porch. Category: Rooms. link: pantān.

sausꞌllap   v. AStat pag-. To fill all the gaps in a crowded room.

sauwal   n. The loose-fitting trousers with wide legs, worn by men and women. Category: Clothing. Note: URDU salwar-kameez cf.: pantalun.

sawa   1 • n. An illumination; a light source. Gram: a- linkset: tingaw-tingaw.

2 • adj. a-. Bright; shining; clear; translucent. Asawa bulan. The moon is bright. Amꞌlli aku palitaꞌan ni Mꞌddas boꞌ asawa lumaꞌku. I will buy a lamp in Siasi so my house will be brightly lit. linkset: sahaya, sinag.

sawaktu   v. AStat pag-. To occur occasionally; to be seasonal.

sawan   n. A drinking glass or cup. link: panginuman.

sawan-sawan   adj. -in-. Afflicted by a seizure; epileptic. Gram: -in- link: bawi-bawi.

sawasaꞌ   n. An alloy of gold, copper and silver, in the typical proportions of 50:30:20. Sawasaꞌ itū saliꞌ paꞌanggil ni bulawan. Mbal ginahaꞌ boꞌ apinda. This alloy looks somewhat like gold. Will not rust and change. Category: Metal.

sawiya   1 • adj. -in-. Controlled by appetite or desire; lustful. Buwat saliꞌ nirahal kita, sinawiya kita ma ai-ai, napsuhan kita, nihangsaw. Ai-ai taꞌndaꞌ heꞌ matata saꞌagon-agon ma kita. It's as though we are gluttonous, controlled by the desire for something, lustful, greedy. Whatever our eyes see. .

2 • v. AO-1. To have an uncontrolled appetite. Buwat saliꞌ nirahal kita. Sinawiya kita ma ai-ai, napsuhan kita. Like when we are eating without having been invited. We are greedy for anything. We desire it. Gram: AO-1 link: napsu.

sawiꞌ   adj. ka-..-an. Under some influence that causes irrational or paranormal speech, attributed to extreme emotion such as anger or grief, or to the presence of a djinn in the person involved. Minsan nggaꞌi ka kasangonan, buwat aꞌa angastol, na kasawiꞌan. Ahꞌlling mꞌssaꞌ biddaꞌ, sumaꞌan anumpaꞌ sumaꞌan anuknaꞌ-nuknaꞌ. Yukta, “Daꞌa sekotun īꞌ-i.” Even if not possessed, a person who is angry, for example, may speak irrationally. He talks randomly, at times speaking crudely, at times cursing. People say, "Don't approach that one." Gram: ka--an/pa--an link: sangon₂; cf.: barese-barese.

sawpama   conj. For example. synonyms: upamakun.

Sawwal   n. The tenth month of the Islamic year, the month following the fast. It has 29 days and commences with the celebration of Hailaya. Category: Month. synonyms: Bulan Hailaya.

sayang₁   v. AO-2. To display something in one's hand, as when flaunting a possession or trying to attract attention. Gram: AO-2 link: lambe.

sayang₂   v. AStat pa-. To soar, collocates uniquely with galura', a mythical bird. Bang pasayang galuraꞌ, akiyamat dunya. When the galura' flies the world will end. Gram: AStat. pa-

sayap   n. A shade or awning built over a window. Category: Roof. link: atop.

sayap-sayap   adj. -in-. Controlled by greedy desire. Sinayap-sayap kita ma ai-ai tandaꞌta. We are covetous of everything we see. Gram: -in- link: napsu.

saya-saya   n. A skirt with a decorative hem.

sayaw   n. The bird's nest swift. Category:  Birds. Collocalia spp..

sayote   n. The chayote or choko, an edible fruit used as a vegetable. Category: Food from plants. Sechium edule, .

sayu   1 • adj. a-/-an. Wise; aware of issues.

2 • v. AO-1. To realize or perceive something. Most commonly in the Perfective mode. Yambohoꞌ tasayuku. I only just became aware of it. Magtahan kita bang kita mbal makasayu atuli. We lay our legs across each other when we sleep completely unaware. . Category: Informed, aware. Gram: AO-1 link: bistu.

3 • v. AStat pa-. To become intentionally aware. . Pasayu kam. Take note! Gram: AStat. pa-

sayudjaꞌ   1 • adj. a-. At ease; made comfortable. Bang aniyaꞌ bisita piꞌitu ni lumaꞌ asidda iya asayudjaꞌ bang maitu na. Pinahāpan palegean, pinakakan isāb maitu. If there is a visitor coming to the house he is really put at ease when he is here. His bed is prepared, he is fed here too. Gram: a- link: limaya.

2 • v. AO-1. To soothe someone's feelings; to make someone comfortable. . Gram: AO-1 link: aluk.

sayul   1 • n. Edible vegetables. link: legotoman.