sie- (gu) n. used as preposition, to, towards, at, at the house of; lea go siena, go to him; siena ere, at the fire.  S. sie.

sifo v. i., to go down; o sifo go; you go down.  S. siho.

sikeraini, v. tr., to free from, cast off.  S. sikera’ini.

siko locust.

sina, sinasina, v. i., to shine; fe bubulu sinasina, a bright star, n. light; sinasinana, its light.  Mota singa.

sinali, moon, month.

   sinalitaini, v. tr., to enlighten.  S. sineli moonlight,

sinamaaru n., lightning; sinamaaru ka qangafia, the lightning ‘roared.’

sinatai v. tr., to keep from, beware of, guard.

siqa numeral, eight; e siqa.

   siqana ordinal, eighth, the eighth time.  S. siwe.

siramo used with prep. fua, fonosi, to resist, compel.  S. ramo.

sisime a gnat.  S. sime.

siu 1. v. i., to wash, bathe; siu abu, to baptize.

   siufi v. tr.

   siula v. n., washing, bathing.

siu, sisiu 2. v. i,, to be conceived.

soe, sosoe, v. i., to call out, v. tr., to ask for, name; soea satana, ask his name.

   soefataia, ecclesia, church (late use).

sofi v. tr., to find.

   sofili v. tr., to collect, choose.  S. so’ohi.

sogoni v. tr., to gather, reap.

   sogonila v. n., gather, reap.  Mota. sogon.

soi, sosoi, v. tr., to call; soi ledi, to question.  S. soi.

sua; 1. qaisuasuafi, to meet.  S. su’e.

sua, suasua 2. n., dung; suasuae ano, dung,

subi a club.  S. supi.

suda v. i., to root, of pigs.  S. sude.

sufi v. tr., to anoint, to rub, to shave with a razor.  S. suhi.

suge, susuge v. tr., to deceive; suge fafi, to accuse; qalaa susuge, to accuse falsely.

suli (nau) prep., after, according to, used of motion towards; the locative i may precede.  S. suli.

sulitalaa adj., safe, free.

sulu n., oil, liquid.  S. sulu.

sulufou 1. mound of rocks, stone wall; ui sulufou, to build a mound (for a tomb).

Sulufou 2. an artificial islet near Ataa Cove, North Malaita.

sunga, sungaini, sungataini v. tr., to affirm, maintain, persuade,

sungi v. i., to make a noise, be glad.

   sungia v. n., a cry, a noise.