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Letter S has 2,193 entries.
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siiga (-siize) v.tr. smear EN→LG

rub; paint (a picture); infect, contaminate, kusiiga mulwa- dde, to anoint a sick person, administer the last sacraments, kusiiga langi, to paint, color fan object), kusiigako liiso, to see; to meet, okusiiga akazigo ku maaso, to use sweet talk in lying or deceiving, lit. smear a little oil on the eyes. Akusiiga enziro. He is damaging your reputation.

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siika (-siise) v.tr. fry EN→LG

roast, kusiika muntu miggo, to give a person a sound beating (with sticks). Asiika obulamu tassa mukono. (prov.) lit. He who roasts life does not put down his hand. He who is concerned with his life will constantly strive to preserve it.

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siira (-sidde) v.i. EN→LG

also -esiira (-esidde) v.i. refl. linger, dawdle; work slowly; walk slowly, ne ntambula nga nneesiira, and I walked slowly, I dawdled along, cf. ^aka- siiro.

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siiwa (-siiye) v.i. itch EN→LG

be itchy, v.tr. itch; irritate, annoy, omuntu okubaamu ekimu- siiwa, (a person) to have something itching him, i.e., to be mad, crazy (in a fig.sense). Obusungu bwamusiiwa. He was very angry. Obukaba bumusiiwa. He is immoral/profligate.

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