to ask (for)
↔
to tell
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Jarawara | |
| lexeme | aate na | |
| meaning 1 | ask for, ask about | E ka kanawaba aate onabana oke yara me ni ya. Let's ask the Brazilians for a canoe. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to tell something to | Wero owa aate nareka. Wero told me he was going to the other village. |
| reference | ||
| comment | JED 49. The word means also "ask". | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Selkup | |
| lexeme | массэгу́ | |
| meaning 1 | to ask (for) | |
| direction | ← | |
| meaning 2 | to tell, to speak | |
| reference | Consolidated Selkup | |
| comment | ||