S - s

sail nlaen
saliva natien
saltwater ntas
sand nawen
sandalwood makos
sap natien
· naton
Saturday aliat toknak
saw mas
sawdust nam̃tam̃ot
say na
· til
scab kafrag
scabby fag
scale lag
· nalag
scar kapil
scare sulfra
scared, to be scared p̃lak
scatter frafer
school faitau
scold nrp̃ei
scoop sao
· waal
scratch skarkar
· mtas
scratch, grate, peel kar
scratched mtastes
scream p̃ir
scrub nafrofur
· sor
sea elau
sea cucumber nap̃lae pako
sea snake takwer
sea urchin nalwaniksu
· sup̃sup̃
· somkol
seagrass nariuriu
search kafkaf
· kaftal
seaslug tagiter
· taag
seat laolao
· nkasakien
seat of canoe nafetfet
seaweed naulum ni afsak
· nuantas
second toe kintapul
section malmal
section, as found in a pawpaw namtlen
seed npatin
select nras
selfish metm̃akur
sell sor
semen naitar
send tup̃ek
send message tp̃olu
sensitive grass metmatur
separate paamaot
servant, woman servant tafin
set tanun
· mtar
seven laru
seventh laru
sew tur
sex tik
shade meel
shadow nanin
· meel
shake farfar
· liglig
· nrur
· sekska
shake hands taaloof
shake out folfolm̃ak
shame malier
share nakon
· p̃tae
share out p̃ot
shark pako
sharp mukal
sharpen maama
· pkal
shave tas
shell mgal
shell cover ntapukron
shellfish sago
· kufa
shellfish sp. p̃ap̃a
shellfish sp. Conch memelim
shellfish sp. Costate Nerite seeskanrp̃on
shellfish, cone shellfish tilmaar
shelter p̃el
shelter for seedling yams wenr
shield tiikor
· tekor
· siil
shin nraenatuen
shine pa
· nrernrer
· pam̃as
· talag
shit ntaen
· suer
· nasin
· taf
shoot si
· tup̃
shore euut
short m̃it
shoulder mpamun
shoulderblade etan npamun
shout kol
show off fekfek
shrimps nmakou
shrink kuk
shut p̃on
sick msak
sick, deformed sasaan
sickness namsaki
side etik
· nanre
· naper
· m̃p̃aron
side of a canoe ekat
side of canoe esem̃
side of face m̃p̃aron
silly nrotik
similar tefla
sin taap̃aar
sing lag
sink m̃or
sister koren
· tet
sisters, group of sisters teemakoren
sit sak
· totan
six lates
sixth lates
skilful arleg
skin namlun
· nasoknkas
skin disorder nalepleptau
skin of a person naklun
skin sickness kulsa
skinny mokur
skirt nasieg
skull lesmp̃aun
sky nsau
· nmalfa
slap sm̃anr
· nrep
· nrpag
slaughter p̃aumra
slave nafit
sleep matur
sleep badly enflos
sleep on mpalag
sleep on the side entak
sleepy metmatur
sling fulful
slingshot sifsif
slip kursmanr
· masrot
· soksmanr
slip, drag toos
slipper lobster pepep
slippery m̃asenrsenr
slitgong nap̃e
slough m̃ul
slow mailum
· frak
small rik
· sees
· seserik
small baby tetau
small bush naulalas
smell mar
· nrog
· nasin
· p̃o
· p̃o
smile mtamurmur
smile a little mtamurmur
smoke suekor
· nuasog
smooth m̃aal
· matit
snake m̃aat
snake, sea-snake, black and white takwer
snapper, Blackspot snapper malogot
snare nlik
sneak p̃elp̃eel
sneeze m̃etu
sniff sunref
snore gor
snot nrafien
so tkanwan
soft mailum
· nakof
soft coral (some is edible) nakirles
soften something in the fire sulsul
Soldier crab pilp̃uk
some tete
somersault nreapis
something namrun
something beautiful nalewen
something like that nsfen
song nalag
sore ptin
· sestau
· nfag
sores lakle
· loot
· nason
sorry sraletu
sound nres
sour m̃latkon
soursop katnrap
south naweskin kafat
sow sirsir
· klet
space nmalfa
spark naltelit
spear lao
· ola
· ola ntu
· ola nuwol
· ola fatkau
spear, women's spear kalsiu
speargrass nasulop
speed nrogtor
spicy, to be fket
spider kalum
spider web nalapul
spilled malig
spin fiif
· lefek
· fiif
· tilm̃ar
spinal column mra napuen
spirit natopu
· p̃op̃
· tagiter
· mtulep
· lilip
· maarik
spit tanu
· tanu
spit out lai
splash, throw water onto something saaprei
spleen namenkori
splinter nsankas
split tikfu
· pkafu
spoil pregsa
spoiled pkot
spring nametnai
· nsel
squat taam̃el
squeeze m̃ol
squid walu
squint le sulsul
squirt ptur
stab and break sup̃rai
stab with something sharp sup̃fu
stake nkaspau
stalk of coconut napirkitin
stand paalag
· lao
· tuleg
· tu
stand firm laosok
stand on and break kamkot
stand up laotu
stand, hands held behind the back pawer
star m̃asei
stare maag
starfish tam̃ra
stars nkem
start pes
stay for the whole day tuaal
steal pnak
steam tortor
steer tapol
· tlei
steering paddle smaan
steering wheel of a car smaan
stem naftogin
· nlaken
step over paalkau
stick nra nkas
· kalsaar
· tm̃an
stick, digging stick kaal
· kaal
still ta
sting tnus
stir walnre
· tanre
stomach p̃lolepen
stone faatsal
· faat
stone arrangement putut
stone, black lm̃es
stop pnut
stop someone doing something tp̃okor
store sto
story nafsan
· natrauswen
straight leg
strain nroi
stranger to this country nasap̃
stray pakem̃ae
stretch tia
string, twine nmae
strip bark m̃ul
strong kerkerai
strong man m̃atoktok
stuck kon
· pulsok
stuck, closed p̃aar
stupid mtafus
· nrotik
suck tom
· srof
· kom
suck at the breast sus
suckle mimi
sugarcane nap̃rai
sugarcane (sp.) kram p̃og
· kram teu
sugarcane sp. nafakton
· traares
sun al
Sunday aliat tap
sunset al
swallow tnol
swamphen taap̃es
sway taktaak
· tul
sweat maon
· nmaono
sweep sertao
· mas
· ser
sweet kaakas
swell puk
· top
· napiau
Swift kapkaap
swim los
· waf
swim under water m̃on
swing sal
· sal
sword lof