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saluni (n) salon, barbershop, beautyshop
Sambia (n) suburb south of Arua Golf Course Roundabout and after Arua Hill Primary School, Nsambya (also Sambiya)
sambiya (n) acacia tree
Samusoni (n) Samson eg Samusoni le Delila. = Samson loves Delilah.
San Siro (n) video hall in Osu Village formerly found less than half a kilometre on the right as you slope from Hospital Road to Osu River and named after the football home of Inter and AC Milan in the Italian Serie A
sanduku (n) suitcase
Sanduku Azizaniri (n) Ark of the Covenant (also Sanduku ADROUNI 'bani azita ta mbazuri) eg Ronaludi Wuyati esu Sanduku Azizaniri Gologotha 'Be wereari ma eti-a. = Ronald Wyatt discovered the Ark of the Covenant under Golgotha Hill.
sandukua sandukua (v) community (village) savings
sangihai (n) Shanghai Municipality, the most populous urban area in China with a population of 29,558,908 as of 2025
sani (n) plate (borrowed from Swahili, also saani)
saolini (n) related to shaolin monk or temple, clean shave haircut
sarasara (adj) levelled, hazy in eyesight
saru (adv) a lot, so much (also saaru)
sase (n) polythene bag (also kavera) eg Sase ci? = Is there a polythene bag?
sata (n) burial, planting, slapping, flying (also saza)
sati (n) shirt eg Eloni Masiki su sati ini. = Elon Musk wore a black shirt.
sati ma wu (n) shirt sleeve (also sati ma wi)
sawa (n) clock, watch, time (also saa, sa), moment, occasion, era eg Sawa ongo avizu Arua Cano-a ica 'bo. = Time for playing music on Arua Channel has arrived already.
sawa azia (n) lunch, 12 o'clock, noon, midnight (also yi ali, etu 6)
sawa tambapi (n) time keeper
Sawusi Afirika (n) Republic of South Africa (RSA, also Sausi Afurika) eg Sofi ni aa Sawusi Afirika-a. = Sophie stays in South Africa.
Sawusi Sudani (n) South Sudan (also Sausi Sudani), SSD
sayanisi (n) science
se (v) breathe, pull, flat(ten), level, smoke, (adj) elastic (also sese, pakadili)
Sebei (n) Sebei eg Cemutai ni Sebei. = Chemutai is a Sebei.
sei (n) sword, dagger eg Dasitani ma sei ci Opimva Suru Perisia ri (filimu)-a. = Dastan has a dagger in Prince of Persia (film).
seiki (n) sheikh eg Seiki Zayedi = Sheik Zayed
seika (n) sheikha, female sheik
sekondari (n) secondary
sekondi (n) second of time
sekua (n) three sided gobea used for eating nuts or food
selasa (n) slasher (also selesa, silasa)
semutundu (n) type of fish
sende (n) money (also mali, lonyi nyakuari, senite) eg Burayani Waiti fe 'ba pini sende biasara ngazu. = Bryan White gave people money for doing business.
sende oliasi (n) mobile money (also sende simusi) eg Ajiko ni sende oliasi edri. = Ajiko sends mobile money.
sende vule (n) cash back
Senego (n) Senegal, West African state eg Mane enga Senego-a. = Mane is from Senegal.
seneti (n) senate
senge (n) leftover or remnant after sieving cassava flour
sengenge (n) barbed wire fence
seniya (n) tray (also saniya)
Senzeni (n) Shenzhen (pronounced Senjeni) eg Senzeni ni Ezia ma Silikoni A'bu. = Shenzhen is Asia's Silicon Valley.
serafi (n) seraphim angel(s) with three pairs of wings
Serere (n) place in Teso after Soroti City eg Monika ma agupi enga Serere-a. = Monica's husband is from Serere.
seri (n) type of plant used for fencing
seta (n) breath (also ava), pulling, smoking (also seza)
Setefano (n) Stephen, Steven (also Sitefano)
setilaiti (n) satellite
si (conj) on, by, because of; (n) tooth, hailstone; (suffix) with, (v) write, knock; peel, build eg Huanga Mingi si Sola Aku ambo Caina-a. = Huang Ming built Solar City in China.
si dini (n) situation where someone smiles or teeth shine (but the heart is dark)