Shoshoni/English Dictionary:

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saape (-ha) stew
sa[’]bai in there  
sadee’ that (within sight) (a specific object
 (demonstrative pronoun) (plural)
 (subject case
sadee’ (sadee’a) dog 
sadeeN that (within sight) (a specific object
(demonstrative pronoun)
(plural) (possessive case
sadeheN that (within sight) (a specific object)  
(demonstrative pronoun)
(dual) (possessive case
sadehi

that (within sight) (a specific object)  
(demonstrative pronoun)
(dual) (object case

sadehwe that (within sight) (a specific object)  
(demonstrative pronoun)
(dual) (subject case
sadei’  that (within sight) (a specific object)  
(demonstrative pronoun)
(plural  form) (object case
sadeN  that (within sight) (a specific object)  
(demonstrative pronoun)
(singular form) (subject case
saidee’  this (not close enough to touch) 
(a specific object)  
(demonstrative pronoun)
(plural form) (subject case
saideeN this (not close enough to touch) 
(a specific object)  
(demonstrative pronoun)
(plural form) (possessive case
saideheN this (not close enough to touch)
(demonstrative pronoun) (dual form)
(refers to a specific object) (possessive case)
saidehi this here (not close enough to touch)
(demonstrative pronoun) (dual form)
(refers to a specific object) (object case)
saidehwe this here (not close enough to touch)
(demonstrative pronoun) (dual form)
(refers to a specific object) (subject case
saidei’ this (not close enough to touch) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (plural form)
(refers to a specific object) (object case)
saideN this here (not close enough to touch)
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular form)
(refers to a specific object) (object case)
Saigwi’ogwai’  Bannock Creek (Fort Hall Reservation)
(also: Saigwihunu’)
saika this here (but not close enough to touch)
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular form)
(refers to a specific object) (object case)
saikaN  this here (not close enough to touch)
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular form)
(refers to a specific object) (possessive case)
saiki here (not close enough to touch) 
(adverb of place) (refers to a specific object
saitu  over here (adverb of place)  
saka that (within sight)
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular form)
(refers to a specific object) (object case
sakaN that (within sight)
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular form)
(refers to a specific object) (possessive case)
saku over there (adverb of place
(refers to a specific object
se[’]ba maybe, perhaps 
sebagia’ maybe, perhaps
seemote ten (number)
seme’ (-a)  one (number)  
sengwaibi half (used only in reference to money) 
(noun
sesewe’ sometimes 
sewe one (alternate of: seme’)
sii-bungu (sii-bungi) sheep 
sii-bungudaiboo’ (-a) Basque 
sideeN this (close enough to touch) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (plural form)
(refers to a specific object) (possessive case)
sidee’ this (close enough to touch) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (plural form)
(refers to a specific object) (subject case)
sidei’ this (close enough to touch)
(demonstrative pronoun) (plural form)
(refers to a specific object) (object case)
sideheN this (close enough to touch) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (dual form)
(refers to a specific object) (possessive case)
sidehi this (close enough to touch) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (dual form)
(refers to a specific object) (object case
sidehwe this (close enough to touch) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (dual form)
(refers to a specific object) (subject case)
sideN this (close enough to touch) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular form)
(refers to a specific object) (subject case)
sika this (close enough to touch) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular form)
(refers to a specific object) (object case)
sikaN this (close enough to touch) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular form)
(refers to a specific object) (possessive case)
siki right here (adverb of place)
(refers to a specific object)
sikiteN right here (adverb of place
sodeeN that (demonstrative pronoun) (plural form)
(refers to a specific object) (possessive case
sodee’  that (demonstrative pronoun) (plural form)
(refers to a specific object) (subject case)
sodeheN that (demonstrative pronoun) (dual form)
(refers to a specific object) (subject case)
sodehi that (demonstrative pronoun) (dual form)
(refers to a specific object) (object case)
sodehwe that (demonstrative pronoun) (dual form)
(refers to a specific object) (subject case)
sodei’ that (demonstrative pronoun) (plural form)
(refers to a specific object) (object case
sodeN that (demonstrative pronoun) (singular form)
(refers to a specific object) (subject case
soho[’]bi (-ta) tree 
soka that (demonstrative pronoun) (singular form)
(refers to a specific object) (object case)  
sokaN that (demonstrative pronoun) (singular form)
(refers to a specific object) (possessive case)
soku there (adverb of place)
(refers to a specific object)
sooN a lot, much, many 
(adverb) (quantifier)
Soo-gahni Blackfoot (Idaho) 
(literally.: many houses)
sooseN  a lot, much
sosoni’ (-a)  Shoshoni (Indian) 
soto over that way (demonstrative pronoun)
(locative aspect)
suaN- to think, want, feel, need (transitive verb)
subai then
su[’]bai’  in there
sudee’ that (out of sight) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (plural form)
(refers to a specific object) (subject case)
sudeeN that (out of sight)
(demonstrative pronoun) (plural form)
(refers to a specific object) (possessive case)
sudeheN that (out of sight)
(demonstrative pronoun) (dual  form)
(refers to a specific object) (possessive case)
sudehi that (out of sight)
(demonstrative pronoun) (dual  form)
(refers to a specific object) (object case)
sudehwe that (out of sight) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (dual  form)
(refers to a specific object) (subject case)
sudei’ that (out of sight)
(demonstrative pronoun) (plural form)
(refers to a specific object) (object case)
sudeN that (out of sight)
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular form)
(refers to a specific object) (subject case)
suka that (out of sight)
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular form)
(refers to a specific object) (object case)  
sukaN that (out of sight)
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular form)
(refers to a specific object) (possessive case
suku there (out of sight) 
(adverb of place) (refers to a specific object)
(gai) sumbana’i-

     gai sumbana’i’nna

to not know (intransitive/transitive verb)

know not/knows not (iterative aspect

suni’yunde that’s why (conjuction
(variant form of: sunihyunde)
suwai-

     suwa’i

     suwa’ihka

     su’a 

to want, need

want/wants, need/needs (durative aspect)
(implies that there are only one or two items to choose from)

want/wants, need/needs (resultative aspect)
 (implies large selection of items to choose from) 

thinking, think/thinks (durative aspect)

 su’ahaibei-

     su’ahaibeideN

     su’ahaibeidee’

to mess up (transitive verb)

someone who messes things up
(habitual/customary aspect)

people who mess things up 
(dual form: su’ahaidehwe)

su’ana

     su’aa’na

at, about, around, usually (adverb)
(used with expressions of time)

(pausal form)