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Sáà, n. time, season, interval, semester. A ó ka ìwé náà ní sáà tó ń bò. (We shall read the book next semester)

Sá v.t. to dry in the sun, to air to flee, to run. Ó sí lo (He ran away)

Sà, v.t. to aim at, to apply medicine according to the direction of the doctor of the doctor, to employ. Ó sa oògùn sí i (He employed charms against him.)

Sáà, adv. awhile, for a time. Ó sisé fún sáà díè (He worked for a short time).

Sàba, v.i. to incubate, to sit on eggs in order to hatch them (of hens), to brood on eggs. Adìye yìí ń sàba (This hen is brooding on her eggs)

Sábà v.i. to be in the habit of doing etc.) to be accustomed to (doing, etc). Mo máà ń sábàá lo síbè. (I am in the habit of going there)

Sábé, prep. under. Ó fi sábée tábìlì (He put it under the table)

Sá di, v.t. to take shelter under one’s protection. Ó sá di mi. (He took shelter under my protection)

Sado, v.i. to compete in running race

Safá v.t. to spread over something (like cream over boiled milk)

Sáàfúlá astonishment, exclamation

Sá fún, v.t. to flee from, to avoid, to eschew. Ó sá fún ejò náà (He flew from the snake)

Sàga tì, Sàba tì v.t. to besiege, to encamp against. Wón sàgà ti lfè (They besieged lfè)

Saàgùn, v.t. to make use of charms. Ó saàgùn sí i (He made use of charms against him)

Sagbàra, Sagbàra ká, v.i. to fence round with wood, to stockade, to compass about. Ó sagbàra ká ilèe rè (His land was fenced with wood)

Sagbára, v.i. to make effort, to put more effort. Sagbára sí isé re (Put more effort into your work)

Ságbe, v.t. to dry by exposure to the sun to air and be dried. Ó sá a gbe nínú oòrùn. (He aired it and it got dried in the sun)

Sáji, Tají, v.i. to wake from sleep suddenly. Ó sáji. (He woke from sleep suddenly)

Sàkáání, n. neighbourhood, vicinity. Sàkáání ilée wa ló wà. (He is in the vicinity of our house)

Sakasaka, n. hay dried ground nut leave, provender. Ó ru ìdì sakasaka. (He carried a bale of hay)

Sáàkísáà, adv. at whatever time. Se é ní sáàkísáà tí ó bá wù ó (Do it at whatever time that you like)

Sakun, v.i. to put forth strength, to make an effort. Sakun gidi láti tètè parí lásìkò. (Make real effort to finish on time)

Sakusa, n. a black long-tailed bind.

Sálà, v.i. to escape, to fless for safety. Ó sá, a là fún èmíi rè/ Ó sá àsálà fún èmí i rè. (He flee to save his life)

Sà lámì, v.t. to make a mark or sign upon. Mo sà á lámì (I made a mark on it)

Sá lé, v.t. to run after in order to overtake. Ó sá lé e. (He ran after him in order to overtake him)

Sá lo, v.i. to run away, to flee, to elope, to escape. Ó sá lo. (He ran away)

Sá lù v.t. to go to another, to intervene in one’s interest, to take refuge with. Ó sá lù mí (He took refuge with me)

Sálúbàtà, n. sandals, slippers. Bó sálúbàtà re (Remove your sandals)

Sàmù, Sànù fún, v.t. to baptize. Mo ti sàmì (I have been baptized)

Sànù sí, v.t. to mark with a view to identification. Ò kúta yìí ló sàmì sí ilè wa (This stone marks our land)

Sán, v.t. to gird, to tie round, to bind. Ó sán aso mó ìdí (He tied a cloth round his waist)

Sàn, adj. better, improved in health. Ó sàn jù mú lo (He is better that I am)

Sán, v.i. to split, to crack, to thunder (as lightning) Ife yìí sán. (This cup is cracked)

Sàn-án adv. in a high degree, loudly, vividly

San, v.t. to pay, to reward. Ó san owó náà (He paid the money)

San àsanlé, v.t to overpay. Máà san àsanlé fún un. (Don’t overpay him)

sánbèe, Sándàá, v.i. to be armed with short swords)

San gbèsè, v.t. to pay debt, to discharge obligation (fig). Ó ti san gbèsè rè. (He has paid his debt)

Sàn jù, Sàn díè adj. better. Tèmi sàn ju tìre (Mine is better than yours)

Sàn jù lo adj. best. Tèmi ni ó sàn jù lo (Mine is the best)

Sanlalu, Salalu, adv. extensively

Sánmà, n. the sky. Ó nawó sí sánmà (He painted to the sky)

sànmó-ónnì, n. era, a particular period. Nígbà ti ó fi ilé-èkó náà sílè, sànmó-ónnì ken dópin. (When he left the school, it was the end of an era)

Sàn-nda, n. a short big club.

San padà v.t to refund, to reimburse, to rapay. Ó ti san án padà (He is rapaid it)

Sanra, n. fat, plump. Ó sanra. (He is fat)

Sánsán, adv. fragrantly, odoriferously, sweet. Ó ń ta sánsán (It smells sweet)

San-ánsàn-án, adv. straightforwardly, directly, vividly, freguently, clearly. Ó ń sòrò sàn-ánsàn-án (He is speaking clearly)

Sànsé adj. better than. Ó sànsé ìwé yìí (It is better than this book)

Sanwó v.i to pay money. Ó sanwó (He paid money)

Sán-ányán, n. raw silk, coarse woven silk. Ó ń ta sán-ányán. (She sells the coarse woven silk)

Sá[á kan, adv. aside, apart, to one side. Ó yà sápá kan (He stepped aside)

Sá pamó v.i. to hide, to abscond, to skulk. Wón sá pamó sí abé igi (They hid under the three)

Sára, prep. on, upon. Ó fi kó sára igi. (He hanged it on the tree.)

Sààráà, Sàhàráà, n. alms, charitable gift. Mo se sàráà. (I giave alms)

Sára, v.i. to keep back, to avoid. Ó sára fún un. (He avoided him)

Sàràkí, Sàràkísàràkí, n. noted (members of a society or town) Wón pe àwon omo egbé sàràkísàràkí sí ìpàdé náà (Noted members of the club were called into the meeting)

Sáré, Súré, v.i Wón sáré (They ran)

Sarè, n. square enclosed by buildings, hectare. Ó ra sarè ilè kan (He bought an hectare of land)

Sàréè, n. grave, tomb, sepulcher. Wón sin ín sí sàréè ti kò jìn. (He was buried ni a shallow grave)

Sárépegbé, n. officer, especially secretary of a club or society. Ó joyè sárépegbé. (He was made the secretary)

Sààrì, n. the early meal of the Muslinis before day-break during Ramadan. Ó je sààrì (He ale the early meal of the Musline before day-break during Ramadan)

Sarí v.t. to rub medicinal powder into the scalp. Ó sari rè (He rubbed medicinal powder into his scalp)

Sàsè, v.i. Ó sàsè (He made a feast)

Sasò, v.i. to quarrel about, to quarrel with. Ó ń bá mi sasò (He is quarrelling with me)

Sàsodun, v.t. to exaggerate. Ilé náà kéré gan-an ni, n kò sì sàsodun. (The house is too small and I am not exaggerating)

Sàsoté, So àsoyé, v.t. to explain clearly. Ó so òrò náà ní àsoyé (He explained the matter clearly)

Sá wò ó. Interj. behold! lo! Sá wò ó ! Behole!

Sé, v.t. to shut, to close, to miss a mark or one’s aim. Ó sé ilèkùn (He shut the door)

Sè, v.t. to cook, to dye cloth or leather. Ó se isu. (He cooked yams)

Sebè, v.i. to cook soup. Ó sebè. (He cooked soup)

Sébó, v.i. to be callous, to become stout, to coagulate. Epo yìí sébó (This oil coagulated)

Ségedehùn, v.i. to affect a fine pronunciation of words

Ségesège, adv. disorderly, awkward. Wón mú won fún pé wón ti yó wón sì ń se ségesège. (They were arrested for being drunk and disorderly)

Séhùn, v.t. to break one’s promise, to fail not to keep appointment. Ó séhùn (He failed to caryy out his promise)

Sejú, Sejú sí, v.i. to ogle, to look amorously. Ó sejú sí mi (He ogled me)

Sèlé, v.i. to refine palm-oil by extra boiling. Hence, “Epo ìsèlé,” refined palm oil)

Séle, v.t. to harden (heart or ears) Ó sé okàn rè le sí mi (He hardened his heart to me)

Sèlésè, v.t. to dye (cloth, etc.) in colour

Sélè v.i. to fail, to miscarry. Ète won sélè. (Their paln failed)

Sé lówó, v.t. to make a mistake. Ó sé mi lówó (I madea mistake)

Sèlù, v.i. to make a drum. Ó sèlù (He made a drum)

Sémó, v.t. to shut in, to enclose, to lack on. Ó se ilèkùn mó on (He locked the door on him)

Sémólé, v.t. to restrict one’s freedom of movement, to shut in, to comfine. Ó sé mi mólé (He restricted my freedom of movement.

Sémóde, Sémóde, v.t. to shut out, to lock out. Ó sé e mode. (He locked him out)

Sémú, v.t. to miss taking hold of, to hold one’s nose. Ó sé e mú (He missed taking hold of him)

Sè mu, v.t. to boil herb or vergetable for drinking as medicine or food. Mo sè é mu (I boiled and drank it)

Sénà, v.t. to block the road, to blockade the road. Ó sénà náà (He blocked the road)

Sépa, v.t. to close fast or tight, to close tightly. Ó sé e pa. (He closed it tightly)

Sepo, v.i. Ó sepo náà. (She prepared the palm-oil by boiling it.)

Sépón, v.i. to be barren or unfruithful, to be to fat to bear children. Ó sépón (He is too fat to bear children)

Séra ró, v.i. to keep steady, to be motionless, to be pregnant) Ó séra ró (He was motionless)

Sèsé, n. a kind of bean, yam bean. Eku náà je sèsé (The rat ate yam beans)

Sésè, v.i. to cease going or coming to a place. Wón sésè níbì (They have stopped coming here)

Sèso, v.i. to bear fruit. Igi náà ti sèso (The tree has bore fruits)

Séta, v.t. to miss one’s aim. Ó séta (He shot but missed what he shot at)

Sètà, v.t. to cook for sale. Ó se èwà tà (She cooked beans for sale)


Sétí, v.i. to be attentive to a distance noise, to eavesdrop. Ó sétí rè (He was attentive to a distant noise)

Sé, v.t. to strain, to filter, to deny, to sift out. Ó sé ògì. (He sifted out starch from pounded corn)

Sè, v.t. to beat or sound a drum, to challenge one

Sè, v.i to flow in drops as milk from the breast, to fall as dew. Ìrì ti sè (Dens has fallen)

Sé, adv. denoting emphasis, indeed, surely N kò rí i sé (Surely, I didn’t se him)

Sègèdè, v.t. to form a sediment. Omi náà sègèdè. (Sediments of this water have settled)

Sègesège, adj. dignified, respectable

Sègi, n. a variety of valuable beads

Ségì, v.i. to speak like an Egúngún, to speak in an unnatural tone

Ségì, v.t. to sift out the starch from the corn after the latter had been well pounded. Ó ségì. (She sifted out starch from pounded corn)

Ségíìrì v.i. to tremble from sudden sensation, to shudder. Ara rè ségíìrì. (He shuddered)

Sègún, v.i. to strike two iron implements together. Ó sègún (He tapped his hammer on iron)

Sègbè, v.i. to cook a pottage made of bean. Ó sègbè. (He cooked a pottage made of beans)

Séhùn, Séyìn, adv. backwards. Ó rìn séyìn. (He moved backwards)

Senà, v.t. to speak so that only those in the secret understand the true meaning of what is said, a code. Ó senà sí i. (He spoke to him in lode)

Sèn-énsèn-én adv. slightly (qualifying ‘dùn’, sweet). Sé ó dùn? Béè ni, sèn-én sèn-én. (Is it sweet? Yes, slightly)

Séra, v.t. to deny, to practice self-denial. Mo séra mi (I practiced self denial)

Sèrì, v.t. to drop des. Ó sèrì. (It dropped dew)

Sí, v.i to be, to exist calways presceded by “Kò.” meaning ‘not. Ìyá kò sí mó (Mother is no more)

Sí, prep. against, to, at. Into, always used with a verb of motion towards. Mo lo sí oko. (I went to to the farm)

Sì, conj. and, also, likewise. Ó ra ise ó sì je é (He bought a piece of yam and ate it)

Sìì, adv. showly (used with the verb ‘crawl’= to drag), laboriously. Ó ń gbá sìì. (He is walking laboriously)

Siàn, Sunwòn, adj. good, fair, pleasant, well nice. Ó siàn. (It is good)

Sìbáta. V.t. to crush, to destroy, to overwhelm)

Síbè, Síbèsíbè, adv. still, all the same. Ó ń jó síbè (He is still dancing)

Síbi, adv. to the place, to a certain place, on a journey. Ó lo síbi (He went to a certain place)

Síbì kan adv. to one place, together, in a group. Wón jo dúró síbì kan náà (They stood together in a group)

Síbo, prep. to what place, whither, where. Síbo ló lo? (Where did he go? )

Síbòmíràn, adv. to another place, elsewhere. Ó ti lo síbòmíràn (He has gone to another place)

Sìgasìga, adv. totteringly. Ó ń rìn sìgasìga (He is walking totteringly)

Sìgbe, v.t. to store up for future use)

Sìgbonlè, adj. tall and stout. Ó sìgbonlè (He is tall and stout)

Síhà, prep. towards, on the side of, to one side. Wón wá síhà ìhín (They came to this side)

Sínhìn-in-sóhùn-ún, adv. here and there, hether and thither. Ó ń mì síhìn-ín-sóhùn-ún. (It is moving here and there)

Silé, v.i to col down (as fever, etc.) Ibà rè ti silé (He fever has cooled down)

Silè, v.i. to settle down. Omi náà ti silè. (The water has settled down)

Sìmèdò, v.i. to keep cool, not to lose one’s temper. Sìmèdò (Keep cool)

Simi, v.i. to rest, to pause, to be quiet, imperat mood, hush! Ó ń sime (He is resting)

Sín, to string (as beads or cowries), to sneeze. Ó sín (He sneezed)

Sin, adv. before, first in point of time. Ó se é sin ó (He did it before you)

Sin. V.t. to bury, to be concealed, to force green fruit to ripes. Wón ti sin ín (He has been buried)

Sìn, v.t. to accompany, to lead on the way, to demand debt due, to lord over, to dominate, to serve a superior, to adore. Ó ń sìn ín (He is serving him)

Sindè, v.i. to play a game in which anything is hidden in heaps of sand or earth, unknown to one of the players, who has to discover it.

Singbà, v.i. to work or to give service in lieu of interest on money lent, to work as a pawn. Ó ń singbà (He is working as a pawn)

Sín gbéré, v.i. to make incisions with a lancet. Ó sín gbéré sí apá (He made incisions on his arm with a lancet)

Sìnìka, n. a white metal sold on the coast.

Sínje, v.t. to mimic, to parody. Ó sín in je (He minmicked him)

Sìnkú, v.t. to buy (the dead). Wón ti sìnkú okùnrin náà (They have buried the man)

Sínkùró, v.t. to crack palm-nut. Wón ń sínkùró (They are cracking palm-nuts)


Sínlópàá, v.t. to impale, to string on sticks. Ó sín won lópàá (He strung them on the sticks)

Sinra, v.t. to treasure.

Sìnrú, v.t. to labour, to work as a slave, to be a serf. Ó ń sìnrú lódò rè (He is working as a slave for him)

Sínú, Prep. into, among. Ó fi ìwé náà sínú àpótí (He puts the book into the box)

Sínwín, v.i. to be insane, to be mentally deranged, to be crazy or mad. Ó ń sínwín. (He is mentally deranged)

Sípa, prep. in the track of, towards, concerning, to the role, at the role. Ó tóka sípa tó kó nínú isé náà. (He pointed at the role he played in the work)

Sirè, v.i. to take thought

Sísan, adj. payable. Sísan ni owó náà ní òpin òsè yìí (The money is payable at the end of this week)

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Sísán, adj. cracked, split. Ape sísán ni ó rà (He bought a cracked pot)

Sísán-àrá, n. thunder-clap. Ó gbó síán-àrá kí òjò ńlá náà tó bèrè (He heard a thunder-clap before the heavy rain started)

Sísanra, n. corpulency, fatness. Sísánra máa ń hàn nínú àwon ebí kan (fatness tends to run in some families)

Sísára, n. evasion. Wón fi èsùn sísára fún owó-orí kàn án (He was accused of tax evasion)

Sísáré, n. running. Nípa sísáré gan-an ni ó fi sá lo. (By running fast, he made good his escape)

Sísàsè, n. feasting. Nípa sísàsè fún àwon ènìyàn ó di olókìkí (By feasting the people, he became a famous person)

Sísè, n. cooking. Ìkòkò náà wà fún oúnje sisè. (The pot is for cooking for)

Sísé, n missing. Sísé ota jé ìjákulè tó ga nínú egbé won. (Missing the target is a great failure in their club)

Sísè, n. dropping, falling. Ìrì sísè kò yo wón lénu (The falling dew didn’t didn’t bother them)

Sísé, n. denying, denial, draining, sifting, filtering. Ó kópa nímí sísé ra-eni (He practiced self-denial)

Sínsìn, n. the act of worship, service, rearing. Ó sòrò nípa eran sínsìn (He talked about animal rearing)

Sísin, n. burial. Wón gbé òkú rè ránsé sílé fún sínsin (His body was sent home for burial)

Sísorò, n. emphatic form of ‘Ìsorò’, hanging. Ejó ikú sísorò ni wón dá a (He was sentenced to death by hanging)

Síso, n. throw, speech, utterance. Ó ko ìwé nípa òrò síso (He wrote a book about the act of speaking)

Sísojí, n. revival, awakening. Ó ń kòwé lórí síso orin ìbílè jí (He is writing about the revival of traditional music)

Sísojò, Sísolójò, n. putting together in one place, collecting together a gathering together. Síso àwon ìwé náà lójò sójú kan kò rorùn. (Putting the books together in one place is not easy)

Sísòsokúso, n. talking nonsense, prating, babbling. Sísòsokúso ni ó bá a wí sí (He warned for talking nonsense)

Sísú, n. wearing, nauseating

Sísùn, n. sleeping, asleep. Sísùn ló ń sùn (He is asleep)

Sísun, n roasting, flowing, oozing Sísun ni omi ń sun (Water was oozing out)

Sísúré, n. or adj. the same as ‘Sísáré’.

Sísúre, n. mode of pronouncing a blessing, the act of blessing. Sísúre ni ó ń súre fún won (He gave his blessing to them)

Síwájú, adv. more, forward, onward. Ó sún síwájú (He moved forward)

So, v.t. to tie, to bind, to bear fruit, to yield, to produce. Ó ti so wón (He has tied them)

Só, v.i. to emit wind from the stomach. Ó ti só (He has emitted wind from the stomach)

Sòbìà, n. guinea-worm. Sòbìà mú un (He was attacked by guinea-worm)

Sòdè, n. beautiful woman

Sòfin, v.t. to prohibit, to make a law. Ó sòfin (He made a law)


Sogun ró, v.t. to rally an army. Ó sogun ró (He rallied his army)

Sókè, adv. in an upward direction, loudly. Àwon ènìyàn rérìn-ín sókè (The people laughed loudly)

Sókèsókè, sókìlókè, adv. very high up. Ó jù ú sókèlókè (He threw it up very high)

Sokó, v.t. to hang, to string up. Ó so ó ko (He hanged it)

Solù, Sopò, v.t. to tie together. Ó so wón pò (He tied them together)

Somó, v.t. to tie together, to unite, to join, to unite with, to suspend, to fasten upon, to tie to. Wón so ó mó igi. (They tied him to the tree)

Sònà, v.t. to hold at bay. Ó sònà mó won (He held them at bay)

So ní yìgì, v.t. to marry, to unite in wedlock. Wón so wón ní yìgì. (They were united in wedlock)

Sòpànpá, v.t. to plot, to intrigue, to control trade, to conspire against. Wón sòpànpá lé e lórí (They conspired against him)

Sopò, Sopò, sòken, v.t. to tie together to make one. Ó so wón pò sòkan (He tied them together to make them one)

Sórí, prep. above, on top of. Ó gbé e sórí àpótí (He placed it on the top of the box)

Sórí kodò, v.i. to be dyected, to be cast down. Ó sorí kodò (He felt dejected)

Sorí kó, v.t. to droop down the head, to be cast down, to give way to despair. Ó sorí kó (He gave way to despair)

Sooró, n. Sadness, depression

Sorò, v.t. to hang, to suspend. Ó so ó rò sórí igi. (He hanged it one the tree)

Sowó lù, Sowó pò, v.i. to join hands together, to combine. Wón sowó pò se isé náà. (They joined hands together to do the work)

So yìgì, v.i. to be married according to Muslim rite. Tàfá àti Múìbá yóò so yìgì (Tàfá and Múìbá are getting married according to Muslim rite)

So, v.t. to speak, to talk, to tell, to shoot out of the ground or out of the the stem of a tree. Ó so fún un (He told him)

Só, v.t. to push into, to push inside. Ó só o sínú rè (He pushed him inside it)

Sò, v.i. to quarrel, to complain or grumble. Ó ń sò (He is grumbling)

Sò, Sò kalè, v.t. to put down (as load) Ó ti so erù rè kalè (He has put down his load)

Sò, Sò kalè v.i. to descend from a height, to desced. Ó ti sò láti orí igi. (He has descended from the top of the tree)

So àsodùn, v.t. to exaggerated. Ilé náà ní ègbin, n ò so àsodun o (The house is filthy, I am not exaggerating)


So àsoyé, v.t. to define, to explain, to speak clearly. Ó so òrò náà ní àsoyé (He explained the matter)

So bótibòti, v.i. to prattle. Ó ń so bótibòti nípa àwon okùnrin náà ní gbégbo ìròlé (He pratted on about the men all evening)

So bótò, v.i. to be loquacious, to be a talkative. Ó ń bso bótò (He is loquacious)

Sodá, v.t. to cross, to cross over (as a stream) Ó sodá omi náà (He crossed the stream)

So dàbí, v.t. to make to be like to, make to look like. Ó so ó dàbó tèmi (He made it to look like mine)

Sodì, v.t. to make to become, to convert to. A so ó di omo èsìn wa. (We converted into our religion)

So di ahoro, So dahoro, v.t. to devastate, to make desolate, to cause to fall into decay. Ó so ilé náà dahoro (He caused the house to fall into decay)

So di àìmó, v.t. to make unclean, to pullute, to defile. Ó so ó di àìmó (He made it unclean)

So di aláìkú, v.t. to immortalize. Wón so ó di aláìkú (He was immortalized)

So di ara, v.t. to embody to convert into flesh. Wón so àkàrà di ara (The bread was converted into flesh)

So di èérí, So dèérí, v.t. to defile, to make unclean. Wón so ó dèérí (He was made unclean)

So dìbàjé, So di búburú, v.t. to corrupt, to aggravate, to pollute. Wón so ó dìbàjé (It was polluted)

So di mímó v.t. to purify, to cleanse, to sanctify. Wón so ó di mímó (It was purified)

So di ńlá, v.t to enlarge. Wón so ó di ńlá (It was enlarged)

So di òfo, So dòfo, v.t. to make empty. Wón so ó dòfo (It was made empty)

So di olókùnrùn, v.t. to render sickly, to cause to be an invalid. Wón so ó di olókùnrùn (He was made to become an invalid)

So di òmìnira, v.t. to make one free, to liberate. Wón ti so wón di òmìnira. (They have been liberated)

So di òrìsà, So dòrìsà, So dòòsà, v.t. to make an idol of, to make a deity of, to idolibe. Wón so ó di òrìsà. (He was made a deity)

So di òkan, v.t. to unite, to make one. Wón so wón di òkan (They made them one)

So di omo, So domo, v.t to adopt as one’s own child. Ó ti so ó di omo rè (He has adopted him as his child)

So di òtun, So dòtun, v.t. to renew, to make to be as good as new. Wón ti so ó dòtùn (It has been renewed)

Sódò, prep. to near to. Ó lo sódò rè (He went to him)

Sógo, v.t. to threst away from

Sògó, n. a peculiar style of plaiting the hair by women.

Sogbà, v.i. to make a wooden fence round an area. Ó sogbà yí ilé rè ká (He made a fence round his house)

Sogbá, v.t. to repair a broken calabash by sewing up the broken part with a strong with. Ó ń sogbá náà. (He is repairing the broken calabash by sewing up the broken part with a strong with)

So jáde, v.i. to speak out, to shoot out, to spring out. Ó ti so òrò jáde (The has spoken out)

Soje, v.t. to cut with the beak (as the hen, etc) Adìye náà ti so ó je (The hen has cut it with its beak)

Sojí, v.i. to recover from (swoon, etc.) Ó ti sojí (He has recovered from a swoon)

Sójo, v.t. to collect together, to gather together. Wón ti só wón jo (They have collected them together)

Sojò, So lójò, v.t. to confine within certine within certain bounds, to keep. Ibí ni ó so ó lójò sí (He kept it here)

Sò kalè v.i. to descend, to dismount, to come down. Ó sò kalè láti orí igi. (He came down from the top of the tree)

Sòkèsòkè, n. familiarity, mutual intimacy. Sòkèsòkè won pò (Their mutual intimacy is great)

Sókì, v.i. to shrink, to contract Ó sókì (It shrank)

So kiri, v.t. to publish, to proclaim, to divulge. Wón ń so kiri pé olè ni (They are proclaiming that he is a thief)

Sòkò, v.t. to throw stone. Ó sòkò lù ú (He threw a stone at him)

Sokún, v.t. to cry, to weep, to lament Ó sokún (He cried)

Solè, v.i. to break into a house, to enter into a house burglariously, to burgle, to dig the ground. Ó solè (He dug the ground)

So lófin, v.t. to command, to prohibit, to make it a law. Wón so ó lófin fún un láti má mutí (He was prohibited from drinking alcohol)

So lóògùn, v.t. to poison. Wóin so ó lóògùn (He was poisoned)

So lóòkúta, v.t. to stone. Wón so ó lóòkúta (He was stoned)

So lórúko to name, to give name to, to defame. Wón so ó hórúko (He was given a name)


So lójò, v.t. see Sojò

Solù, v.t. to attack, to assault, to throw (stone, etc.) at. Ó so òkúta lù ú (He threw a stone at him)

So lura, v.t. to collide, to encounter, to engage each other (as in battle) Wón so òkúta lura (They threw stones at each other)

So méjì, v.i. to equivocate, to be double tongued. Èsùn pé ó ń so méjì ni wón fí kàn án (He was acussed of being double-tongued)

Somídolótò, Oloyo, n.a yellow-haired monkey

Somó, v.t. to dovetail, to inter-weave, to interlock. Ó so wón mó ara won (He interlocked them)

So móra, v.t. to draw close to one another, to interlock. Ó so wón móra (He interlocked them)

Sóngo, Zóngo, n. a temporary camping place by a group of Hausas)

So níkòó, v.t. to punch on the inead. Ó so ó níkòó (He punched him on the head)

Sonù, v.i. to be lost. Ó sonù (He was lost)

Sonu, v.i. to take the evening meal (e.g. the Muslims during their fast) O sonu (He broke his fast in the evening during fast)

Sóra kì, Súnkì, v.i. to contract, to shrik. Ó súnkì (It shrank)

Sora nù, v.i. to be careless of oneself. Ó sora nu (He was careless with himself)

sòrò, v.t. to speak, to talk. Ó ń bá àwon ènìyàn sòrò (He talk to the people)

Sòrò lù, Sòrò pò, v.i. to speak in chorus, to speak together. Wón jo sòrò po (They spoke together)

Sòsokúso, v.t. to talk nonsense. Ó ń sòsokúso (He was talking nonsense)

So télè, v.i. to tell beforehand, to prophesy. Ó ti so fún un télè (He had told him beforehand)

So tinú eni, v.i. to speak out what is in one’s mind. Ó to kí a so tinú eni (It is better for one to speak out what is in one’s mind)

Sótò, adv. aside, apart, separately. Ó yà wón sótò (He puts them apart)

Sowò. V.t. to weigh by balancing in the hand, to reattack (as disease) Ó so isu wáà wò (He weighed the yam by balancing it in his hand)

Sú, v.t. to sow, to retail Coil, liquor, snuff, etc.) to tire, to weary, to loathe, to embarrass, to nauseate, to limp the foot. Ó sú mi (I am tired)

Sú, v.i. to break forth, to erupt, to appear in numbers on the surface, to sprout luxuriously. Ewéko sú (Plants sprouted luxuriously)

Sù, v.i. to congeal (as oil) Epo náà ti sù (The oil has congealed)

Suu, adv. thoughtfully, deliberately extensively. Ó wò ó lo suu (He looked at it thoughtfully)

Súà, adv. extensively, far and wide. Ó tàn lo súà (It spread extensively)

Sú bò, v.t. to be covered with small pox, measles, etc. Ìroré sú bò ó lójú (His face is covered in piniples)

Sùbò, v.i. to have enough and to spare. Oúnje náà sù mú bò (I have enough food and more to spare)

Sùèsùè, n. slothfulness, sheggishness, stupidity, It is also used as an adverb, slothfully, sluggishly, stupidly. Ó ń rìn sùèsùè (He was walking sluggishly)

Súfèé, v.i to whistle. Ó súfèé (He whistled)

Sùgò, adv. stepidly, dull. Ó ń wo àwòrán náà sùgò (He was starring stupidly at the picture)

Sùgòsùgò, n. dullness, stupidity, awkwardness. Ó rérìn-ín láti bo ìwà sùgòsùgò okàn rè mólè (He laughed to cover up his feeling of awkwardness)

Súkèsúkè, n. hiccough. Súkèsúkè ń se é (He had hiccoughs)

Sun, v.t. to roast, to grill, to burn, to ooze or spring out as water. Ó sun ún (He burnt it)

Sún, v.i. to move. Ó sún un (He moved it)

Sun deérú, v.t. to burn to ashes. Ó sun igi náà deérú (He burnt the wood until it become ashes)

Sùn fééré, Sùn yéé,v.t. Ó sùn fééré (He had a nap)

Sùn fonfon, v.i. to sleep soundly, to sink into a deep sleep. Ö ti sùn lo fonfon (He has sunk into a deep sleep)

Sun jáde v.i. to ooze out, to spring forth. Omi náà sun jáde láti inú àpáta (The water springs forth from the rock)

Súnkì, Sókì, v.i. to shrink, to contract. Ó súnkì (It shrank)

Sùn lé v.t. to wean a child from the breast. Wón fé sùn lé omo náà (They wanted to wean the child from the breast)

Sún mó, v.t. to move close to, to approach, to draw near. Ó sún mó on (He moved close to him)

Sún módò, v.t. to approach, to draw near. Ó sún módò mi. (He drew near me)

Sùmmòmí, n. foray, raid. A gbé sùnmòmí lo sí ìlú won (We raided their town)

Sún mótòsí, Sún mólé, v.i. to draw near, to be in the neighbourhood. Ó ti sún mótòsí (He is already in the neighbourhood)

Súnramú, v.i. to be prepared beforehand. Ó ti súnramú (He has prepared beforehand)

Sun-unrun Sun-unrun, n. Sleeping sickness, drowsiness. Àìsàn ilè olóoru ni sun-unrunsun-unrun sleeping sickness is a tropical disease)

Súnsè, v.i. to limp in walking, to drag one’s foot. Ó ń súnsè (He is dragging his feet)

Sún síwájú, v.t. to push forward, to promote an object or enterprise. Ó sún un síwájú (He pushed it forward)

Sunwòn, adj. Ó sunwòn (It is good)

Súrà, n. Kind, sort, variety. Irú súrà won i? of what sort is it?

Súré, sáré, v.i. to run, to hasten, to be rash. Ó sáré (He ran)

Súùre, Súùre fún, v.t. to bless. Ó súùre fún un (He blessed him)

Súrénbájà, v.t. to struggle desperately, done hastily and in a slapdash fashion. Súrénbájà ní ó fi se (He did it hastly and in a slapdash fashion)

Súré Sáájú, v.i. to run before one. Ó súré sáájú rè (He ran before him)

Sùúrù, n. patience. Ó ní sùúrù (He showed patience)

Súúsùùsú, adv. stealthily. Ó pa súúsùùsú (He went stealthily)

Sútà, v.t. to retail liquor, snuff, etc. to sell by measure. Ó sú otí tà (He sold liquor by measure)

Sùtì, Sùtì, n. a contemptuous pointing of the lips, a hiss, to purse up lips in contempt. Ó yo sùtì ètè sí mi (He pursed up his lips in comtempt of me)