mana•m
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to say
♢ umʃa•təm pot͡ɕ da a-a-a man {sentence} open your mouth and say aaah
♢ mana•ʃ lije•ʃ tit͡ɕ {sentence} it's almost full
♢ mana•ʃ lije•ʃ lu ij erte•n {sentence} almost ten years passed
♢ mana•ʃ lije•ʃ, u•ke {sentence} there's hardly any
♢ mana•ʃ lije•ʃ, t͡ɕaraβuja•n {sentence} he's virtually bald
♢ ma•ngət͡ɕ ʃokta• {sentence} rumor has it
♦ mana•ʃ βe•le {phrase} it's no joke, it's no laughing matter; that's easy to say, easier said than done
♦ mana•ʃ βe•le ka•ɲəle {phrase} that's easy to say, easier said than done
♦ mana•ʃ βe•le ku•ʃtəlgo {phrase} that's easy to say, easier said than done
♦ mana•ʃ gəna• {phrase} I'm no joke, it's no laughing matter; that's easy to say, easier said than done
♦ mana•ʃ lije•ʃ {phrase} you could say, almost, virtually
♦ mana•ʃ ok lij {phrase} one can't say, that's hardly true
♦ təj gəna• man {phrase} you're completely right, I agree with you completely
♦ ma•nme gaj {adverb} {set phrase} as the saying goes, to borrow a phrase
♦ ma•nme gaja•k {adverb} {set phrase} almost, nearly, one could say
♦ ma•nme se•mən {adverb} {set phrase} as the saying goes, to borrow a phrase
2. to call (something by some name)
♦ ikta•ʒ-køm uda• jeŋ mana•m {verb I} to call somebody a bad person
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// ma•nən kolte•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// jo•ŋələʃ ma•nən kolte•m {verb II} to say something wrong
