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simbili (n) dagger, woman's knife for weaving or making various Lugbara handicrafts like kobi, koyia and tiko (also okuilia)
simiti (n) cement eg Edimandi je simiti Hadiweya Wudrikuru Nitinda-a. = Edmund bought cement at Hardware World Ntinda.
simu (n) phone eg Anguweni su Nokia simu ima mufuku-a. = Angwen put a Nokia phone in her pocket.
simu gba (v) ring, call eg Kazora gba simu Yemi ni. = Kazora phoned Yemi.
simu ofelekuri (n) toll-free telephone line, toll-free call (also simu robia nyapikuri)
simu waraga aliaru (n) Short Message Service (SMS)
sindani (n) syringe, needle (also libira)
sindani bongo sozuri (n) sewing needle
singiri (n) rigidity, refusal to change
sinia (n) senior
siniga (n) flu, colds, influenza
siniti (n) music synthesizer, synth
Sinitia (n) female-given name Cynthia, Synthia, Moon goddess in Greek mythology eg Sinitia Mogani = Cynthia Morgan
siosio (n) grasshopper with a big head
sipageti (n) spaghetti, long and thin pasta eg Joana ni sipageti nya. = Joana is eating spaghetti.
Sipeini (n) Spain eg Andresi Iniesita avi mupira Baselona azini Sipeini ni. = Andres Iniesta played soccer for Barcelona and Spain.
siperu (n) gaptoothed
sipeso (n) special (also atandu), special hire taxi eg Sara ni sipeso ayu. = Sarah is using a special hire taxi.
sipidi (n) speed
sipika (n) speaker (also anzenze ei, agu e'yo nzepiri, anzenzea 'dipi)
sipiringi (n) spring (also sepiringi)
sipoki (n) spoke
siri (n) secret eg Enoka lu siri. = Enoch told a secret.
siso (n) jaw
sita (n) writing
sitadia (n) stadium, arena eg UG si sitadia azi Hoima-a azini Lira-a. = UG built other stadiums in Hoima and Lira.
Sitani (n) Satan, the Devil, adversary, accuser of the Brethren, Lucifer, Angel of Light, Morning Star (also Setani)
sitanza (n) stanza (pronounced sitanja), song verse
sitediumu (n) stadium (also mupira pari, sitadia, sitediamu)
sitesoni (n) station eg UNHCR (pronounced UwNaHaChaRa) ma sitesoni azi Bidibidi-a. = UNHCR has another station in Bidibidi.
sitowa (n) store eg Aseru ni sitowa we. = Aseru is sweeping the store.
sitresi (n) stress
siweta (n) sweater
siwici (n) switch eg Maritini ikpa siwici. = Martin pressed the switch.
Siwideni (n) Sweden eg Yofasi ni Siwideni-a. = Yofasi is in Sweden.
sizoni (n) season (also wangi, mange) eg Danieli Kawesa nde "Coca-Cola Rated Next", Sizoni Alu. = Daniel Kawesa won Coca-Cola Rated Next, Season One.
so (v) gather, collect, together, prick, pierce
so'bi (n) tail
soda (n) soda eg Ajua mu Mirinda soda mvu "Golden Courts Hotel"-a. = Ajua went to drink Mirinda soda at Golden Courts Hotel.
Soga (n) sb or sth from Busoga
soka (n) bedsheet (also suka), association football, soccer (also mopira, mupira)
sokisi (n) socks eg Pamela su sokisi imve. = Pamela wore white socks.
sokolo (n) thin line inside cassava tuber, sth to do with sitting
sola (n) solar eg Oyako ni sola ayu. = Oyako uses solar.
solusitisi (n) solstice, shortest or longest day in the year
solusoni (n) ORS first aid dehydration solution for running stomach made by mixing half teaspoon of salt, one cup of water and two teaspoons of sugar
Somali (n) Somali(an), sb or sth from Somalia
Somalia (n) Somalia, territory bordering Kenya in the northeast and west of the Indian Ocean eg Mugenyi mu Somalia-a. = Mugyenyi went to Somalia.
soro (n) board game
soroko (n) part of cassava root