qisá thíi to tell (a story)

Part of Speech v.tr:cjt.ninc
Restrictions Masc agr with non-verb element in pfv; postpositional object with the
    • to tell (a story)
      • Example 339:
        anú qisá ma tháanu ma baándi teér bhílu bhaáu.
        anú
        prox.nom.MSG
        qisá
        story
        ma
        1sg.nom
        the
        do
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        ma
        1sg.nom
        baándi
        on
        teér
        passed
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        bhaáu
        ADJR
        I am telling a story about something that happend to me.
        Source:
        A:GHA002
      • Example 667:
        áa deés táa gúum ta máathe qisá thíilu.
        a
        one
        deés
        day
        táa
        there.REM
        gúum
        go.pfv.MSG
        ta
        DS
        ma
        1sg.nom
        =the
        to
        qisá
        story
        the
        do
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        One day when I went there, he told me a story.
        Source:
        A:HUA009
      • Example 959:
        hée~ kaakaá gubáa qisá tháanu.
        hée~
        yes
        kaakaá
        uncle
        gubáa
        what
        qisá
        story
        the
        do
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        Yes uncle, what story will you tell me?
        Source:
        A:HUA012
      • Example 1456:
        típa ba ma tasíi paalaweeṇíi qiseé tháanu.
        típa
        now
        ba
        top
        ma
        1sg.nom
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        paalaweeṇíi
        of.strongmanship
        qisá
        story
        -í
        -pl
        the
        do
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        Now I will tell you about his strongmanship.
        Source:
        A:PAS029

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