say.
altsithé, v. To speak.
See inflection scheme: iomanazinení noun
See inflection scheme: sarasí noun
See inflection scheme: zeyetaní noun
See inflection scheme: íomanazinení verb
tags: verb, concrete, communication
reverse terms: say, speak, talk
ethé, v. To say.
usage: Speech may be marked as a direct object, with a literal statement (enclosed in guillemots in Latin script), or using tsu to reference an indirect clause. See also este.
See inflection scheme: iomanazinení noun
See inflection scheme: sarasí noun
See inflection scheme: zeyetaní noun
See inflection scheme: íomanazinení verb
tags: verb, transitive, communication
reverse terms: say
este, m. Say.
usage: Used in place of ethé, usually with a direct object. The inflection matches the role of tsu in the original sentence, so it generally appears in the accusative or some reduced form thereof. Sa esté «Saravíhé!»: I said "It's good!"
etymology: Contracted from ethis tsikhe, i.e. "says that".attestation: Late Zeyetaní and afterwards.
See inflection scheme: iomanazinení noun
See inflection scheme: sarasí noun
See inflection scheme: zeyetaní noun
See inflection scheme: íomanazinení verb
tags: particle, noun, pronoun, phrase, communication, complementizer
reverse terms: say