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to speak, to talk

Source:*govoritiProto-Slaviccertain

Polish mówić and Czech mluvit are one word, *mъlviti; Ukrainian мо́ва 'language' comes from the same root.

English

to speak, to talk

Polish

mówić
ˈmuvʲitɕ
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In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    говори́тьgovoritʹ
    ɡəvɐˈrʲitʲinherited
  • Ukrainian
    говори́тиhovoryty
    ɦɔʋɔˈrɪtɪinherited

    Розмовля́ти 'to converse' is also common.

  • Polish
    mówić
    ˈmuvʲitɕdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *mъlviti 'to speak'
  • Czech
    mluvit
    ˈmluvɪtdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *mъlviti 'to speak'

    Czech hovořit, the cognate of говорить, is more formal.

  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    govoritiговорити
    ɡoˈvoritiinherited
  • English
    to speak, to talk

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