’i

See also: -’i

High Lulani

い

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
- ’i’issi いいっせ to sing
- ’ibibu いびぶ to complain
- ’idajabi いだぢび to read aloud
- ’idata いだた to reply
- ’icipu いちぷ to ask
- ’ikahu いかほ to grunt
- ’iqaca いげや to give one’s point of view
- ’ilagi いわぎ to scream
- ’iluxxa いをっざ to request
- ’ifuhhanaku いふっはなく to agree
- ’ihucu いほゆ to inform
- daru’i だるい because
- 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.”