se
to speak, say, talk, or tell. The object is the addressee, and what is said is put into a complement clause if it is a direct quote, or marked with =pe if it is an indirect quote.
Examples
[#27] Ciseñeŋe tene, kodu cije, bebaŋiwe ono kedu jape genna se cijes aya.
[#14] Gada pediza nos lesedeñe, sembo ja kidis kebannajenowe.
[#52] Lesenezes, "Odo! Dike odo! Gepe keye kuñe!"
[#77] Nuwu sasetedas, "Be! Leyedu ŋidi gogo lekuye nadanada."
[#79] Nuwu sasetedas, "Leyedu ŋidi lekuye nadanada."
[#81] Nuwu se sakutatedas, "Dikepe da! Leyedu dike lenoyeñe, kaweda ŋena kebeñeweda ŋena ennadu dike lenoyeweñe."
[#80] Nuwun sasetedas, "Di kele mudu ja dikuni. Nalu calawape keye kuñe dinoweñe, mudu nada ja kume leje ya."
[#76] Nuwun sasetedas, "Gogope keye kuñe didañe?"
[#78] Nuwun sasetedas, "Nalu calawape keye kuñe didañe?"
[#57] Sasenedas, "Do ele leye laki. Yada kuye odo! Gepe yada kuñe!"
[#59] Sasenedas, "Kede ebe gadadu leye lakin kume da!"
[#70] Sasetodaŋe, "Di ennaza dames leseje usu, ja ŋon noyewadu luguñewape yanna lekuñeyesdu diŋena madomeda, naje dame leje je leluguñeyeŋe nadanada."
[#20] Se ja kidi dunu ledusuweñe tepe.
[#19] Se ja kidi sodo lecayeke ebelinombo, gada sedis eke lekaloñe ya.
[#96] Seda nuwunuwu tuwu nuwu tuwudu Nuwu sanoyemeteda eseme.
[#17] Seda ŋe kidi leseñes, "Zanis bannawedu keye disewenoñe mutowo?"
[#16] Seda ŋe kidi saseñe, "La! Seda ŋe kidi leye."
[#18] Seda ŋe kidi se sadusuñe, "Piŋiñeda ŋe seda ŋe kidi leye dotowo."
[#15] Sembo ja kidi lekudaloñe, eke leseñe, "Hu! Seda ŋe kidi dini?"
[#28] Ses ekeke udu edi lono edi matenetedaŋe tene, nene ŋepe kuta noloda ŋepe.