Re: Mood name?

Andreas Johansson wrote:
> I sent a message about this some 30h ago, and have yet not seen either my
> original message nor any responses, so I assume it got lost in the warp.
>
> Anyway, I was looking for suggestions for a latinesque name for a mood
> indicating that the speaker is merely relaying information without making any
> claim as to its being true or not. It would typically be used in indirect
> speech. I seem to recall that Quechua has an infection indicating this. Any
> suggestions?
"Quotative" is a possibility, but the term can also used for other
things, so it's not necessarily clear.

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