ზოპონს

Laz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *zoṗ- (“to talk”).

Verb

ზოპონს • (zop̌ons) (Latin spelling zop̌ons) (Vitse–Arkabi, Batumi)

  1. to tell, to say
    Synonyms: თქუმერს (tkumers), უწუმერს (uǯumers)
    ქალე, მუ ზოპონ? სი ელეგაკიდუი?
    kale, mu zop̌on? si elegaǩidui?
    What are you saying? Are you crazy?

Usage notes

  • This verb has 2 stems; ზოპონ- (zop̌on-) (for imperfect) and თქვ- (tkv-) or ტკვ- (ťǩv-) (for perfect)
  • Verbal nouns; ოთქუ (otku), ოთქვალუ (otkvalu) and ოტკუ (oťǩu)

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “zop'ons”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎[1] (in Turkish)
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