#57: Speech.

Reconstruction Description
MATE.2 Guess
MELE.3 Speak with difficulty; clear one's throat
MUNA Speak (confidentially)
MUSU.1A Whisper, murmur, mutter, speak unclearly
MUTU.1C Silent, mute
MUU.3A Be silent, dumb, mute
NANU.A Speak indistinctly or confusedly
NANU.B Grumble, mutter discontentedly, complain
NAPE.B Slip (of the tongue), action with tongue
NOQI.* To ask for something, solicit
OLI.3 A type of chant or formal speech: *(oli)oli
PAATA Loud-mouthed, boastful: *pa(a)ta(pa(a)ta)(i)
PAKE Obstinate; deceive
PALAU To boast, brag
PA-RARE Speak imperfectly: *parare(e)
PASA.2 Talk
PATI.2 Ask, cajole, coax
PE-HEE Like that; to say
PIKO.C To think, speak or act in a wrong, false or negative way
QALA-QALA Talk, converse
QATI.2 Spread news, tell
QUHI.1 Ask (vt), question: *quhi, *huqi
RARE.A Have speech impediment, speak indistinctly
ROGO-NUI Famous, celebrated
ROGOROGO Chant, recite
SAAKILI.2 Curse, use bad language *saakili(kili)
SA-GULU Grumble, rumble: *sa(a)gulu
SEQA Call
SIKI.1D Copy, quote, translate
SILI.2 Ask questions
SUU.3 Ask for mercy, pardon; make supplication
TAA-PARU Soften; coax, cajole
TAA-WARE Deceive, dupe
TAKO.2 Some aspect of speech
TAKU.1 Mention (v), recite
TAKU-A.2 Reputedly, they say
TALA.2 Narrate, narration
TALAKI Announce, proclaim
TALA-NOA Talk informally, converse
TALI.2B Answer, respond
TALO.2 Invoke supernatural assistance, pray; spell, incantation, prayer
TAPA.4 Announce, proclaim, give or use a name
TAQAGA Composition; words or gesturesto music
TATE Garbled speech
TAU.3 Count, tell; read (Ebt) *(ta)tau
TAU-LOGO Tell news
TAU-MAAROO Argue
TAU-TAU Quarrel
TAU-WALO To exclaim, cry out
TEFA.1 Boast, brag, show off; false display of emotion

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