tell verb

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

  "I said to him to go home"

  "She ordered him to do the shopping"

  "The mother told the child to get dressed"
  -gwá
• narrate or give a detailed account of

  "Tell what happened"

  "The father told a story to his child"
  -kọ́
• let something be known

  "Tell them that you will be late"
  -gwá
• express in words

  "He said that he wanted to marry her"

  "tell me what is bothering you"

  "state your opinion"

  "state your name"
  -gwá