Runyankore to English Dictionary – S

Runyankore to English Dictionary – S

s n. the 19th letter of the alphabet.
saakirireego n. sacrilege: behavior that does not show respect for a holy place.
sabato n. the seventh day of the Jewish calender.
sabiiti n. a period of seven days.
sabuuni n. a substance used for bathing and washing clothes.
satifiketi n. certificate: a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts.
sebo n. sir: term of address for a man as a sign of respect.
seeri n. See: NSEERI.
seeri-mayanja n. See: NSEERI-MAYANJA.
seeri-mayanja adv. overseas. far places or countries which one reaches by crossing water bodies, e.g. oceans. Omutabani naakorera seeri- mayanja. His son works from overseas.
sekatuwa n. secattur: a tool similar to a strong pair of scissors used for cutting plants.
sekiromba n. a person with a very big umblical cord that is left protruding on the stomach after growing up.
semanisi n. summons: an order to appear in court.
semutundu n. tilapia: a fish specie common in the fresh water of tropical Africa.
senkoko n. turkey: a large domestic bird kept for its meat.
senturuma n. pyrethrum: a type of flower whose substance is used for making insectcide.
senturumwa n. See: SENTURUMA.
senyiga n. flue: an infectious airborne disease that causes colds, fever, and general weakness.
shagama n. a tree which produces a red substance that resembles blood when cut.
shaku-shaku phr. a part of a riddle that demands a response before a question is put forward.
shamaitu n. See: KASHAMAITU.
shambagira phr. a phrase used to ask for a riddle.
shana conj. may be or perhaps.
shanjagare it is a bird with brown feathers and tall legs used to lay eggs in the banana plantation.
sheesa-emibazi n. a snake specie that is green in colour.
shemba obureku n. a banana specie.
shereka n. a type of grass normally grown as a flower and it contracts anytime it is touched.
shi n. it is a particle that is added on words in speech, it varies from person to person.
shinta int. may be.
sho n. your father.
shoimwe n. refering to many.
shugu conj. it means something is like this or that.
shumbuusha n. samosas: small turnover of Indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot.
shuuti n. a set of clothesmade from the same cloth. shwenkazi n. paternal aunt to a person. shwenkuru n. grandfather: the father of your father or mother.
shwenkuruza n. great grandfather of a person.
shwento n. paternal uncle to a person.
siina adj. dark brown. siisi adj. very black. siisiisi adj. extremely black.
sikuukuru n. See: NOHIRI.
singa-abarezi n. it is a stage when a child starts standing up but not yet firm.
singyengye n. burbed wire used to make paddocks. siriimu n. a disease of humans which attacks the body’s ability to resisit infection and usually causes deaths.
siriimu n. See: MUNYWENGYE.
siriri n. very black.
sirisiri adj. a very black colour. sirupande adj. a pole placed across. sitaadi n. a stand of the bicycle.
sitaani n. satan: the most powerful evil spirit in many religions such as Christianity and Islam.
sukaari1 n. sugar: a white substance in form of white or brown crystals added to beverages as a sweetener and preservative.
sukaari2 n. diabetes: a chronic disease associated with high levels of sugar in the blood. Pl: sukaari.
sumuna n. alcohol that has stayed for a long time before consumption.
surumuna n. a local brew made out banana juice but with little sorghum; it’s normally not intended.
-sya adj. new: recently created, built, invented or planned.
syuku n. a private part of a woman. See: EKIINYI