’i

High Lulani

い

/ʔi/

ambitransitive communicative verb

to say; to speak; to tell

Negative Complement

sajja さっぢ silence

Derived Terms

’isinna いせっな to tell a story

’icipu いちぷ to ask

’i’issi いいっせ to sing

’ibibu いびぶ to complain

’idajabi いだぢび to read aloud

’ifuhhanaku いふっはなく to agree

’ihucu いほゆ to inform

’iqaca いげや to give one’s point of view

’ikahu いかほ to grunt

’ilagi いわぎ to scream

’iluxxa いをっざ to request

gufu’i ぐふい radio

Examples

ʔusu jusi ’i li lu’i fu ra’u.

。うす よせ い え をい ふ らう 。

’usu jusi ’i li fu ra’u.

1int 3ani;dat say com love 2tra prs;sta.

“I told her that I love you.”

ʔusu palu’i ’i.

。うす ぱをい い。

’usu pa-lu’i ’i.

1int towards-love speak.

“I talked about love.”