Anatomy
1 – belly, stomach
| Sa ene i-lipu![My bell is full] I’m full. |
| Nga namuko i-pono eo, kape sa eo i-meli.If a fish poisons you, your stomach will ache. |
| None ka i-vo sa eo?Has your meal filled up your tummy? (i.e. are you full?) |
~sabisi (i·)saᵐbisi
~saisi
verb, transitive
pour ‹liquid+›, typic. into a container
| Emel' iote i-le i-wowo revo i-ka i-sabisi se awene.A woman went to draw saltwater, and brought it back to pour it above the oven. |
| Li-bi vongoro li-kamai, li-loko i-vene ne belemele li-sabisi li-maliawo boso.They picked almonds and brought them home, poured them all up on the almond shelf; then they lit a fire underneath. |
1 – s.o., s.th.fall down, fall off
| I-sabu i-abu ne ero.He fell down in the river. |
| Vilo iote pine i-sabu ne anoko.There's a large tree fallen across the road. |
| Le-la i-avo korone nara i-sabu.We must hook (the bait) firmly for fear it might fall off. |
sadie saⁿdie noun, relational
die▻② ‘spine, back’
Anatomy
rarespine, back
| Men’ iape pon i-papa. I-ka i-le ne sadie ne.She was carrying her child, on her back. |
main entryutedie
~sai2 (i·)sai second verb, intransitive
liken ‹s.o., s.th.› to (ñe) s.th. else; confuse with s.th. else
| Ni-rom anive iote pine ni-sai ñe kuo 'none ne.I saw a large dugong, I thought it was (as big as) my canoe. |
| Ni-lengi mama Stanley ni-sai ñe mama Alex.I heard Stanley's voice, I thought it was Alex. |
~sali (i·)sali
Averb, transitive
1 – release ‹s.th. which was blocked or tense›, let go of
| U-botongo ero etapu, u-sali!Stop blocking the water (with your hands), let it go! |
synonym~re ②
Apreposition
Cf. ~samame ‘join, help’
1 – comitative meaning(do V) with ‹s.o.›
| U-ovei pe u-wablei piene semame ini.You may joke with her. |
| Ini i-sabu semame emele ie teliki.He had committed adultery with the chief's wife. |
2 – as coordinatortogether with ‹s.o., s.th.›, and
| Uo moloe na, samame none ka longo.Here is some Red yam, together with Potato yam and Lesser yam. |
3 – instrumental meaningwith, using ‹s.th.›
| Li-mali iawo ne lema awene, semame añaña longe.We light a fire inside the stone oven, using small bits of firewood. |
| Li-iaibi samame ero.You mix (it) with water. |
synonymñe
Bpostverb
anaphoric counterpart of preposition samame ① ⓐ: with it/him/her
| Kava li-totoe, kara i-koie samame.You chop kava to small pieces, including the root [lit. the root goes in together] |
| U-tau uro, u-mo samame.As you burn the magic charcoal, you talk to it. |
Saulu saulu proper noun
Saulu: name of a woman from Tetawo (south coast of Banie) who, according to the oral tradition, married a foreign sailor shipwrecked on the island
| Mamote emele mwatebe ebele ko Saulu, ero ka i-vio.Saulu was still a young virgin, whose breasts were barely sticking out. |
Hist.While the oral tradition sometimes associates Saulu with the crew of Lapérouse’s ships (end of 18th c.), it appears she more probably lived around 1905.
| Toñaki iadapa i-ka i-sava webwe.Their ship used to come and buy troca shells (from the islanders). |
| Ai-e mana luro wako? – Ewe. – Pe li-sava!jokeDo you like rice? – Yes I do. – Then just buy it! |
| Kape pe-sava tev' ene.You'll buy it from me. |
2 – esppay the bride price for ‹a woman›; hence marry ‹a woman›
| Mamote li-sava eo tae.[lit. they haven't paid you yet] We aren't married officially yet. |
synonym~kila emele
savene savene noun
Anthropology
‘savene’ mat: a valuable mat (approx. 50 cm x 2m), delicately woven, traditionally given as bride price or as payment of ritual rights
| Tone peini emele po tivi? – Savene tilu.How much should I pay for this woman? – Two money mats. |
‘Savene’ valuable mats ✧ savene
Savene, li-vei ñe uie vilo. Uña kiñe po li-vei ñi wamtaka tamwase. Basavono po u-kila emele, u-ovei pe u-sava ne savene.
Savene mats are made out of leaves, with their fibers woven very delicately. When you marry a woman, you may pay the price using a ‘savene’ mat.
Apreposition
1 – Allative: (move) towards ‹place›, (throw) at ‹s.th.›, (tie) to ‹s.th.›
| Kula ka i-ka se vono Lale, Ngama, Vono.Some people had moved to the areas of Lale, Ngama and Vono. |
| Bavede, li-ngago se iuro peini.You tie the sail to its mast. |
2 – Dative: to ‹s.o.›
| Awoiu i-oburo buro se ini.Then he sang a song to him. |
| Uña teliki li-lamini tanoe se dapa.The authorities granted them some ground. |
| Ni-ko bwara i-mo korone se mwaliko iote.I thought he was angry at someone. |
| Ini i-vete piene wako se idi abia.She talks easily to everybody. |
| Revo i-tigiri se ene.The waves were spattering me. |
Badverb
to (it, him/her): zero anaphora of preposition se, for 3rd person referents
~sebei (i·)seᵐbei verb, transitive
push ‹s.o., s.th.›
| Ini i-sebei iote i-tabau i-abu ne tanoe.He pushed the other one and made him fall down on the ground. |
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garden, where horticulture is carried out
| sekele bute, sekele peini jebutetaro garden |
| Li-apilo sekele i-le li-teli avtebe.Once they had prepared the gardens, they planted taros. |
| li-su sekele = li-tau sekeleburn land |
| Dapa li-woi nuduro ne sekele, me i-botongo temaka mina idi.They put up taboo signs in the garden, to protect the area (from poachers). |
~si2 (i·)si verb, transitive
Cf. (?) ~si ① ‘cut w. blade’
sivene sivene noun
drawing
| Laperusi vana i-moloe i-si sivene ne nom’ ole tetake ne.Lapérouse had the habit of walking around, making some drawings on that beach over there. |
weather, vono ②dawn, turn to morning; ‹day› break
| Mamote vono ka i-sodo tae?Hasn't the day broken yet? |
1 – damage, destroy ‹s.th.›
| Apono i-somoli otovo peini mwoe iupa.The hurricane damaged the roof of our house. |
| Li-puie li-kilasi tadoe adapa me i-somoli toñaki ie Laperusi.So they addressed solemnly their god, begging him to destroy the ships of Lapérouse. |
~songai (i·)soŋai verb, transitive
repair, fix ‹s.th.›
| Pi-wete otovo pi-ko pe-songai moe.We are making the roofing to repair our house. |
~soso (i·)soso verb, reflexive
shelter o.s. somewhere; find shelter or refuge
| U-le u-soso eo ne moe re!Go find shelter in that house over there! |
| Li-le li-wamu dapa li-te li-te li-soso dapa ponu ne Vilimoe.They went to hide themselves, and finally found refuge on the islet of Filimoe. |
~su1 (i·)su verb, transitive
1 – set fire to, burn ‹s.th.› to get rid of it
| Ajekele pon, kape le-su.This is rubbish, we're about to burn it. |
| Li-su moe enone.They burnt my house. |
| Li-su nasu idifuneral ritualcremate the belongings of a dead person |
Averb, transitive
~sube (i·)suᵐbe verb, intransitive
1 – make a mistake (in talking, in writing+)
| Idi abia li-sube.Many people get it wrong. (mixing up two words) |
| A-sube ñe nuduro.You have infringed the rules. |
| Li-waivo idi wopine kula pe li-sube ñe matapiene kula.initiates’ clubhouseThey teach those initiates who may have erred in their behaviour. |
| Ka a-romo leka! Ka a-sube ñe telepakau!You caught sight of your cousin: you've infringed the customary rules. |
see~bei
Aadjective
2 – dynamic readinggo straight (towards s.o., s.th.)
| Ka kuo iada ka susuko se.The boat went straight towards (the islet). |
3 – accurate, true, exact
| Kape ne-vete susuko metae.I'd be unable to tell the exact story. |
| Enga ini susuko Stanley, ia kupa pi-kila enga ini kuledi piko Stan.His real name is Stanley, but we shorten it to Stan. |
synonymebele
Bpostverb
1 – straight, directly
| Vilisao tilu pon lai-abu susuko ñe toñaki pon.The two tornados went straight down to the ships. |
| Leka, kape u-la ngatene u-mini susuko tae. Kape u-la u-teli, ka ini ka i-la.As for your (opp.-sex) cross-cousin, you cannot give her anything directly. You just put it down, and she'll pick it up. |