West African Pidgin core wordlist — forms beginning with S — NG

Recorded forms from the ASJP Database; not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

Core wordlist. These forms are phonetic transcriptions from the ASJP Database; native spelling has not been recorded yet. This page lists 79 recorded forms in West African Pidgin, each shown as a phonetic transcription in slashes.

Source: Wichmann, Søren, Eric W. Holman, Cecil H. Brown, Matthew S. Dryer, and Qibin Ran (eds.). 2025. The ASJP Database (version 21). https://asjp.clld.org — licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

This page lists the 70 words and 9 phrases beginning with S in the West African Pidgin community dictionary. Each entry has its own page with its full meaning and example sentence. This data is openly available at no cost for language preservation and research, with attribution to LanguageKnow. You can return to the home page or browse all languages at any time.

West African Pidgin (NG)

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70 words and 9 phrases — 79 entries in total.

Words (70)

S (70)

sabi (West African Pidgin) verb AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

to know

Sabi person (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Expert / Knowledgeable Academic

sandi (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

sand

sapa (West African Pidgin) adjective Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

to be broke/financially struggling

scholar (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

a person who is highly educated or has an academic degree

scholarship (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

scholarship

sef (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

safe or cupboard

sefen (West African Pidgin) number AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

seven

sell (West African Pidgin) verb AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

to sell

seminar (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

seminar

Shack (West African Pidgin) verb AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

to drink alcohol

Shade (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Sunglasses

Shakara (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Showing off or being prideful

sharp (West African Pidgin) adjective Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

smart/quick

Sharp-sharp (West African Pidgin) adverb Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Quickly or immediately

Shayo (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Alcohol or to drink alcohol

Shege (West African Pidgin) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Hardship, suffering, or a bad experience

Sher (West African Pidgin) verb AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

to share or distribute

Shine (West African Pidgin) verb Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

To excel, succeed, or look good

Shine-eye (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

alert

Ship (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Sheep

shirt (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

A piece of clothing worn on the upper body, typically with a collar and sleeves.

Shokoto (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Trousers

shop (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

store/shop

Shovel (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Shovel

sick (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

sick

siddon-chair (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

chair

sidon (West African Pidgin) verb AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

to sit down

sik (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

sick

Siknes (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Sickness or illness

silva (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

silver

singlet (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

undershirt

Sisi (West African Pidgin) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

A young lady or girl

sista (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

sister

sister (West African Pidgin) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

sister (also used to refer to close female friends)

sister-in-law (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

sister-in-law

skai (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

sky

Skin (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

skin

slak (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

loose

sleep (West African Pidgin) verb Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

to sleep

Slep (West African Pidgin) verb AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

To sleep

Small-small (West African Pidgin) adverb Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Slowly or gradually

Smallie (West African Pidgin) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

A younger person or someone small in stature

Snek (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

snake

So (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Sore

sofa (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

A comfortable seat wide enough for several people to sit on.

Soft (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Soft

sorrow (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

sadness

Spana (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Spanner

Spea (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Spare part

spirit (West African Pidgin) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

spirit

spoon (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

A utensil with a shallow bowl and a handle, used for eating or serving food.

Sprey (West African Pidgin) verb AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

to throw money on someone during a dance

Sta (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Star

star (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

star

step-daughter (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

step-daughter

step-son (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

step-son

Stiaring (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Steering wheel

/stik/ phonetic transcription

tree

strength (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

power

stress (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

tension

Strong (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Healthy

studi (West African Pidgin) verb AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

study

sun (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

The star at the center of the solar system that provides light and heat to Earth.

sun dey shine (West African Pidgin) phrase AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

the sun is shining

sun-tan (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

sunny or hot time

Sunde (West African Pidgin) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Sunday

suru (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

patience

suya (West African Pidgin) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

spicy meat skewer

sweet (West African Pidgin) adjective AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

sweet

Phrases (9)

Selebreshon don stat (West African Pidgin) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The celebration has begun

She get sweet mouth. (West African Pidgin) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

She is very persuasive.

Shey you go chop the jollof rice? (West African Pidgin) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Are you going to eat the jollof rice?

Smoll no bi sick. (West African Pidgin) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Being small is not the same as being sick or weak.

Snake dey hide for bush. (West African Pidgin) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

A snake is hiding in the bush.

Sorry for the wait, traffic bin hold me. (West African Pidgin) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Sorry for the wait, I was held up in traffic.

Sorry o, traffic no be small today. (West African Pidgin) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

I'm sorry, the traffic was really bad today.

Sorry. (West African Pidgin) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Sorry.

Stop here, abeg. (West African Pidgin) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Stop here, please.

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