bacru -ba'u- gismu

x₁ utters verbally/says/phonates/speaks [vocally makes sound] x₂.

Also voices; does not necessarily imply communication or audience; ('says' is usually cusku). See also krixa, cusku, casnu, tavla, voksa, pinka.

In notes:

casnu: x₁(s) (mass normally, but 1 individual/jo'u possible) discuss(es)/talk(s) about topic/subject x₂.
cmoni: x₁ utters moan/groan/howl/scream [non-linguistic utterance] x₂ expressing x₃ (property).
cusku: x₁ (agent) expresses/says x₂ (sedu'u/text/lu'e concept) for audience x₃ via expressive medium x₄.
krixa: x₁ cries out/yells/howls sound x₂; x₁ is a crier.
pinka: x₁ (text) is a comment/remark/observation about subject x₂ expressed by x₃ to audience x₄.
tavla: x₁ talks/speaks to x₂ about subject x₃ in language x₄.
voksa: x₁ is a voice/speech sound of individual x₂.
capsidba'u: b₁ snarls/growls/roars the threat (utterance) of idea/action s₂ at audience s₃.
fegba'u: b₁=f₁ roars/snarls/growls angrily utterance b₂ at f₂ because of f₃ (action/state/property).
fegmliba'u: m₁=f₁=b₁ grumbles with sound b₂ at f₂ because of f₃ (action/state/property).
mliba'u: x₁=m₁=b₁ whispers/mumbles/murmurs/coos utterance x₂=b₂; x₁=m₁=b₁ speaks softly.
mlifegba'u: m₁=f₁=b₁ grumbles with sound b₂ at f₂ because of f₃ (action/state/property).
selba'u: x₂=b₁ utters verbally/says/phonates/speaks [vocally makes sound] x₁=b₂.
vlapoi: x₁ is a text, a sequence of words
sibli: x₁ is a hissing sound
isku: x₁ is a sound represented by onomatopoeia x₂ (text) according to x₃ (experiencer)
uenba'u: x₁ pronounces x₂ (text) as x₃ (sound)