a-we (áwe)
- evidential particle, 3rd person plural, they
say (RR-Quapaw)
a-we
"awe" meaning 'they say'. It's contracted
from e + awi + e where "e" is 'say', "-awi" is 'plural' and
the last "-e" is the female declarative ending. The whole
thing collapses to "awe". (Robert Rankin personal
communication)
a-bi-a-ma (á-bi-amá)
- he/she/they said (JOD-Omaha)
a-pe (áape), ap (áap)
[ée ‘say’ + api + ðe] - he/she/they said, it is said, known
by hearsay, indicates that information in the sentence was
reported by another or others, often used in ceremonial
speech and in storytelling, as it is or was told or said (CQ-Osage)
a-pa (áapa)
[ée ‘say’ + apa CONT] - they say or are saying or were
saying, he/she says or is saying or was saying, indicates
that information in the sentence is or was reported by
another or others (CQ-Osage)