thaníi to say, call

Part of Speech v.tr
Inflection Class T (Prs): thanáanu, (Pfv): thaníitu, (Cv): thaní
    • to say, call
      • Example 1749:
        tu koó hínu thaníitu. tíi maníitu ki ma atshareetíi malák ɣolaamseéd malák.
        tu
        2sg.nom
        koó
        who
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        thaníit
        say.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        maníit
        say.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ki
        comp
        ma
        1sg.nom
        atshareét
        <place>
        -ii
        -gen
        malák
        leader
        ɣolaamseéd
        <person>
        malák
        leader
        He said, "Who are you?" He [the other person] said, "I am Ghulam Seyd, an elder of Ashret."
        Source:
        A:BEZ047
      • Example 1750:
        se ghúuṛa the iṇc̣ thaníi de, na ǰhóona de.
        se
        REM
        ghúuṛu
        horse
        -a
        -obl
        the
        to
        iṇc̣
        bear
        thané
        call
        -e
        -3sg
        de
        pst
        na
        neg
        ǰháan
        know
        -e
        -3sg
        de
        pst
        He called the horse a bear, he didn't know [the difference].
        Source:
        A:BEZ013

Related entries

  • See also:
    • thaní1 Marker of quotation or reported (direct) discourse
    • thaní2 thus named, called
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