Speak, Say, Tell and -da-

[Mol_Bolom]

Lately I've been working on some aspects of Cherokee that have been aloof to me since I've began learning the Language. 

kahnega
kahnoheha
kahnohiseha
atlahnoheha
goha
goseha
dudoha
gawoniha
nigaweha
adiha

are all different words and different ways of saying speak, say, or tell, along with explain, inform, etc (and these are just the ones I can think of off of the top of my head).

The first four words are for saying, speaking, telling, or explaining "something".
The second three, are still unknown. (The last one "dudoha" means "He is called" or "his name is")
gawoniha is the word used for "just" speaking.  Sort of like "yammering on" as well as a generic verb for "speaking".
nigaweha is the word that could be similar to "chattering".  It's the same word used for a cat meowing, bird chirping, etc (except canids).
adiha, although this word is still a bit unknown, I believe it's a generic verb for "say".


-da-
I believe the term for this is reflexive, though what I remember in the Tzotzil language, that may be wrong.

asdeliha = He is helping him
adasdeliha = He is helping
gehyohvsga = He is teaching him
adehyohvsga = He is teaching

(Also, what this reminds me of is one of the prefixes in the Nahuatl language, which translates to something like "someone" or "something".  I don't exactly remember what it is though.)

[motanz]

Yeah, in Nāhuatl it would be TĒ or TLA 

[Mol_Bolom]

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I discovered one more item to fill in one hole in my knowledge about these words.  The base of -hne- is NOT -hne- but -hnets-. (Don't know why that never crossed my mind before.  Guess I'm getting slower in my middle, somewhat, nearly, old age)

So, -hnetsisi could be either
etlawe nitsadvga, tihnetsisi : Be quiet or else speak.
kahnetsisia.  He is saying the same thing.