Sa

Introduction

Sa is a language of Vanuatu. It is spoken in South Raga island.

Dialects

Lolatavola, Ninebulo, Ponorwal (South Raga).

The Sa Verb

Verblist

• bama, -ma -- to come
• benê -- to shoot
• -bngos -- to breathe
• bôtê -- to tie up, fasten
• bulnginê, bwili -- to count
• -dê -- to cut, hack
• -dmê -- to think
• -dru -- to stab, pierce
• du -- to stand
• ga -- to fly
• gan, -gne -- to eat
• -gbwasê -- to split
• gil, -gli -- to dig
• -gle -- to buy
• -gtê, kat -- to bite
• gumji -- to squeeze
• -hlo, solsol -- to sew
• -klê -- to know, be knowledgeable
• -klo -- to swell
• -krumsê -- to scratch
• kusbe -- to spit
• la -- to walk
• las, lasnê -- to steal
• le, -lsê -- to see
• lô -- to vomit
• los -- to swim
• man -- to laugh
• mat -- to die, be dead
• min, minê -- to drink
• -mjur -- to sleep
• môt -- to fall
• -mta -- to fear
• mur -- to grow
• mur -- to live, be alive
• ngar -- to cry
• ôm -- to work
• -ôsê -- to hit
• padmele -- to dream
• patkui -- to choose
• pe -- to say
• -pla -- to climb
• -plu -- to hide
• -plusnê -- to pound, beat
• pnis bini -- to kill
• pwasnê -- to throw
• pwat -- to lie down
• ri, u -- to blow
• -rngo bo- -- to sniff, smell
• -rngo, tong -- to hear
• -rui, ruu -- to plant
• -sêanê -- to open, uncover
• sek -- to sit
• suli -- to cook
• tang -- to hold