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sack sáku
sad kusumí
· kusumí
· tjalí
safety pin pína (1)
sailboat zéibóto
saliva búkáwáta
salt sátu (1)
saltine busikútu
· busikútu
salve fékísi
same seéi (2)
sand sándu
sand flea gudugúdú bítju
sandal saapátu (1)
sandpaper sansipampía
sandwasp adaáun
Saramaccan adj. Saamáka (2)
Saramaccan area Saamáka (1)
Saramaccan skirt koósu (1)
sardine saadíni
sash bánti (1)
· bánti (1)
Saturday sata
saw sán (1)
· sán (2)
sawdust fukufuku
· koówa
· koówa
· sákísi
scab mamuná
scarf ángísa
· hángísa
school sikö́ö
scissors seséi
scorpion adingö u téla
· bóntani
· kúkútúlábu
screen maaní (1)
screw biápéégu
· sukúfu (1)
scrub gili (1)
scum gbënëgbë́në
· gbënëgbë́në
· gbönögbönö
· gbönögbönö
seat on boat lési (2)
second growth weeds and bushes majaja (1)
seed síi (1)
seed for planting paansú (1)
self seéi (1)
September wajamáká líba
set up séti
seven së́bën
sewing machine masíni (2)
shade kö́tö (6)
shadow jejé (1)
shake off/out sakpí
shame sén (1)
sharp curve tjö́ni
sharp edge of the knife fáka (2)
sharp (e.g. knife) saápu (1)
sharp in understanding saápu (2)
she pn. a (1)
shear pin pén (1)
shed, to puumá
shell (e.g. of turtle) kókóo (1)
shell, to buuká (1)
shinbone dö́ö páu (2)
shine sëndë́
ship sípi (1)
shirt hë́mpi
shoes súsu (1)
short básu (2)
· sáti
should musu
shoulder ahö́máun
· ahwámáun
show off poólo (1)
shrimp adingö
· saasáa
sick (downriver dialect) síki (1)
sick (upriver dialect) suwáki (1)
side bandja
· (1)
sieve maaní (1)
silver sóófu
since sénsi
sing síngi (2)
singing pëë́ (3)
sink síngi (1)
sister sísa
sister-in-law suwági (1)
six síkísi
size up wégi (1)
skin búba
· kákísa (1)
skirt kóto
skull hédíbónu
sky gaángádu
· líba (3)
slander pói (5)
slave saáfu
slavery katíbo
sleep duumí (1)
sling, to jaa
slingshot abalë́ti
slippery koogá
· (1)
sloppy fanjanfanjan (1)
sloth siló
slowly sáápísáápi
· téigi
sluggard malë́ngëma
sly bö́djëë (1)
· bö́djëë (1)
· kö́ni (3)
small pikí
· pikí
· sumáa
small item of which there are many (e.g. bead, candy, pill) síi (2)
smoke sumúku (1)
smooth línzo
snail kóla
snake líma (2)
· matapí (2)
· páumáun (2)
· sindéki
· sínta (1)
· tatái (1)
sneak off fusí
sneaking bö́djëë (1)
· bö́djëë (1)
sneaky politíki
snobbish kampiísi
snobbishness gaán wómí fási
so sö́ (1)
soap sópu (1)
socks köúsu
soft fulufulu
· fulufulu
· mö́i
soldier sodáti
some háfu
· háfu
· wánlö
something soní (1)
something made skillfully with your hands, e. g.wood-carving, embroidery, decorations on cassava bread të́mbë (2)
something said óto (1)
son or daughter míi (2)
song kandá (1)
son-in-law pái
· pái
soon abítímö́ön
· djúnsu
sore kasikaási
· kasikaási
soul akáa
sour gándji (1)
· sówa
source búka (2)
sow seed jaa
Spanish sipanjö́lu
sparkling njëngënjëngë
spawning place for fish në́si (1)
speak papiá
spear lánza
speckled wangawanga
· wangawanga
spider adjaansi
· adjáansi
spine bákámíndí
spirit gádu
· gádu
· jejé (2)
spirit that possesses one when certain trees are felled or damaged sómba (2)
spirit, water tönë́ (1)
split open bái latjá
spoil sówa
spoiled pói (2)
· póípói
· póípói
· póndi (2)
sponge sipö́nsu
spongy fulufulu
· fulufulu
spoon kujë́ë
spotted pëndë́ (1)
· pëndë́pëndë
· pëndë́pëndë
square fö́kánti
square off (wood) kwéi (1)
squash pampú
· pampú
· (2)
squeeze kwíndji (1)
squirrel djeendjé (1)
stain mandjá
stairs boóki (2)
· boóki (2)
· sikáda
· sö́dö (1)
· taápu (2)
stalk lulú (2)
stamp sitámpu (1)
stand up hópo (1)
star teéja
statue pindi
· pindi
· póbíki (1)
steam véntu (2)
steps boóki (2)
· boóki (2)
· taápu (2)
sticky diaan
· namii
· tamii
stilts atikónko
· tikónko
stingray djampaíni
· sipaí
stingy giíi
stomach bë́ë (1)
stool or bench bángi
stop tán (1)
· tapá (4)
storage place for rice suwá (2)
storey sö́dö (2)
story óto (1)
strap nambá
street sitááti
strength kaakíti
· kaakíti
· sitái
stretcher daági
string lala
· tatái (2)
striped pëndë́ (1)
· pëndë́pëndë
· pëndë́pëndë
strong gbélín (1)
· mandúu (1)
· sitámpu (2)
· sitéifi
· taánga (3)
stump tómpi
stupid dón
· dón
stutter ngáku
sudden action djómbo
suddenly hésíhésí
· hésíhésí
sugar súki
sugar cane syrup maási
sun sónu
Sunday sónde
suppose më́ni (1)
surely tuú
· tuú
Suriname Saaná
swallow-tailed kite sípi (2)
swamp biibíi
· suwámpu
sweet në́mínëmi
sweet food made with rice, peanuts and sugar muungá (2)
sweet or delicious súti (2)
sweet roll bólu (2)
syrup maási
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