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sapeliku to be safe, unharmed. laku. 
sapelikunge n., safety, being unharmed, 
uncircumcision (late use). 
sapemawa to be free from harm, unhurt. mawa. 
sapemawanga n. 
sapesdlu S., to be in pain. 
sapesidlunge n., pain. 
sapo, Sasapo v. i., to chew. 
sapoli tr. 
sapolila-(ku) gerund. 
sara U., nima sara, a large food-bowl used at 
feasts, the contents of which are assigned 
as the portion of particular persons. 
sarasara ‘iola sarasara, a canoe kept for bonito 
fishing, adorned with inlay of nautilus 
shell. 
sare v. i., to wish, to want; mou ge‘t sare, U.., 
I am unwilling; nou sare lae, I wish to 
go; ‘o‘a sare ngéu ihei, what will you eat? 
sdre‘i S., v. i., to be unwilling; nou sere‘i, I 
won't. 
sdre‘ini tr., to reject. 
sare to‘o to wish, to desire; may be used with 
poss. 3. e sare to‘o ana, he wants it; 
e sare to‘o ehu, he wants a jews-harp; 
e sare to‘o eku, he wants me for his wife. 
saro 1. v. i., to face, to turn oneself; saro mdi, 
turn this way; e saro wau, he faced 
about. Mao. aro, front. 
saro (ku) 2. over against, reposing on: with 
locative 1%. % sarona Abraham, on 
Abraham’s bosom; 7 savona moke amu, 
in your sight, lit., opposite your net. 
saroha v. n., used with poss. 3, ana. 7 
sarohaana, over against, opposite to; 
4 sarohaana wai, on the face of the 
waters; sarohaana li‘oa, under the care 
of the spirit. Mota sarova, meeting. 
saro 3. savo ni mwaa, zigzag pattern in inlaying 
made by putting triangular pieces of 
nautilus shell face to face, the end of 
each piece in the center of the one 
opposite. cf. first and second patterns 
in Guppy ‘Solomon Islands,”’ p. 138. 
saro 4. S., adv., used of consecutive motion, 
precedes the verb; thereupon. ko ngeu 
mango kesi saro ‘unue, when he has 
eaten he will say it; Rire sa‘a ngéu wa 
ke inu na kire ka‘a saro séunie ‘oto, they 
will not eat or drink till they have killed 
him. 
saro pote U., a phase of the moon, day before 
full moon. 
Saroha with locative i: 7 saroha, in the roof 
between the layers of thatch. 
saru‘e adj., used as noun, a charm, incantation, 
mu seru‘e. M.A., p. 192. e walangia 
ani seru‘a, he muttered magic over it. 
sdru‘i v. tr., to use a charm on, to make 
magic; démulaa kire saru‘e, areca nut 
which they had used magic on. 
sasa 1. v. i., to fence with logs against pigs. 
sasa 2. sasa hetela, thin, lean. 
sasa‘ae to be disturbed, stirred up; karohure 
e sasa‘ae i ka‘ona ‘asi, the depths were 
troubled; sasa‘ae e pouhiru‘e, a raging 
sea is stirred up. 
sape hi‘ito‘o, U. 
SAU 
sasaha (ku) n., thigh, lap. Borneo paha, thigh. 
sasa hetela U., to subside (of swellings on the 
body). 
sasala U., for sa‘asala and sala 4. 
sasali U., v. tr., to strain with the net (un) of 
the coconut leaf. 
sasangota‘a adj., light colored, 
hair. 
sasapou a log placed on top of the fence in front 
of the canoe house (taoha), a common 
place for sitting. 
sasara (ku) a limb, member of the body, branch 
of a tree; mu sasarai sape, the limbs of 
the body. San Cristoval vara, branch; 
Malay dahan. 
sasate (ku) jaw, chin, beard. Wango fateie. 
sdsu, sd‘usesu S., saisesu U., 1. v. i., to smoke 
(of fire). 2. n., smoke; sdsu ana wii, 
steam; sdsu alipono, dense smoke. 
Mota asu, Niué ahu. 
sasu 3. foli sesu, to cast unripe fruit (of trees). 
sdsu‘ala adj., smoky; e sésu‘ala, it is smok- 
ing. 
sdsue‘i v. tr., said of smoke impeding one’s 
vision; dunge e saisue‘ieu, the smoke of 
the fire got into my eyes; e sdsue‘te 
maaku, the smoke got into my eyes. 
sata (ku) 1. n., a name; satana atei, what (who) 
is his name; ke médnzi dolosie satada, let 
him ask all their names; to‘ohuunge‘t 
satana, his real name. 
sata 2. huui sata, the heel. 
sataa‘i v. tr., to chafe, to rub. 
sate saie unu, to overlap. sasate. 
sato sun, sunshine, fine weather. ha‘asato. 
e sato ‘oto, it is fine weather; sato ‘oto i 
apau, the sun declines; sato e qa‘alie 
hadnue, the sun has risen on the earth; 
sato e rara mea, the sun was scorching; 
apait sato, afternoon; ‘iro m1 sato, 
drought; mwaa dili sato, a snake ob- 
served as an omen; ga‘alana sato, the 
east; ra‘arangana sato, the light of the 
sun; suulana sato, the going down of the 
sun. Florida aho, Lau saso, Maori 
aho, Mota loa. M. L., p. 93. 
satoa‘i v. tr., to expose to the sun’s rays, to 
dry in the sun, to air, to be exposed to 
the sun. 
sdu, sduseu 1. v. i., to kill, to pound taro, to 
ram, to blow strong (of wind); sdu 
mwane, to commit murder. sdéu mwa- 
nenga, n., murder. 
sduni tr., to kill, to beat, to thrash, to hurt, 
to punish. ha‘asdéuni, ha@‘iseunt. sdune 
huni ke mae, pound it so that it be well 
mashed; ‘aeku ko seunteu, my foot hurts 
me. 
sdunila-(ku) gerund. 
sau 2. S., n., a bonito, hoi seu. Ro ute't seu, 
a proper name, M. A., p. 49; mu seu 
ko laka, the bonito play in schools; ra‘¢ 
seu, a platform on the beach used in 
connection with bonito fishing; pulu 
maai seu, circular shell inlaid. 
sau 3. v. i., to darn, to mend holes in; séu maa 
ana mu ‘ape, to mend the meshes of the 
nets. 
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