Cednìtıt isn't actually a noun in the language, so telling someone to "speak Cednìtıt" wouldn't make much sense. There are two methods of dealing with this.
Option 1: Substitute the latter part of the sentence with "...speak correctly"
Ùdonne edathandıxt etandci ùwoto. ùda-o-nt-ne eda-thandı-ıxt eta-ndci ù-wot-o
2s.NPST>3si-say-TRANS-VN 1s.NPST>3si-know-NEG correct-ADV 2s.NPST-IMP-speak You say it, I do not understand it; speak correctly.
Option 2: dnittobcì is a seldom used method of referring to Cednìtıt in the language itself.
Ùdonne edathandıxt dnittobcìcaw ùdawoto. ùda-o-nt-ne eda-thandı-ıxt dnit-tobcì-ca-w ùda-wot-o
3s.NPST>3si-say-TRANS-VN 1s.NPST>3si-know-NEG dust-language-DEF.I.S-OBL 2si.NPST-IMP-say You say it, I do not understand it; speak using the dust language.
Sikatāyām kaṇam lokasya darśasi, svargam phale vanye ca. See a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower. Ānantam tava karatalena darasi, nityatām ghaṇṭabhyantare ca. Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.
Rao oj fuexu kyn Aga qi wo ma! 1.SG TOP NEG understand 2.SG GEN speech ACC
[ɻɔ oʐ fweʂu aga tsi wo ma]
Qeung-Wo oj wa! Qeung-speech TOP speak
[tsʊŋ-wo oʐ wa]
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Nūdenku waga honji ma naku honyasi ne ika-ika ichamase! female-appearance=despite boy-voice=PAT hold boy-youth=TOP very be.cute-3PL Honyasi zō honyasi ma naidasu. boy-youth=AGT boy-youth=PAT love.romantically-3S
Se xe-aayeekwaan kiidzi je diiraa-he. Axwdataa tleen ywxaataank! 1S NEG-understand what 2S say-PROG. Speak.IMP tleen ywxaataank!
I understand not what you are saying. Speak Tleen Ywxaataank!
That's a bit awkward phrasing, to be honest. Colloquial T.Y. would probably just say: Se xe-aayeekwaan jek. Axwdataa tleen ywxaataank! 1S NEG-understand 2SA. Speak.IMP tleen ywxaataank!
I understand not you. Speak Tleen ywxaataank!
Lingav'd Nugelogeni N'podavo hov etv duxani selxev deteche. Qiotonv t'lingav'd Nugelogeni! NEG-can-1SG understand-INF what GEN-2SG word-PL mean-3PL | say-IMP the-language-of Nugeloland I can't understand what your words mean. Say the language of Nugeloland!
My glossing might be a little "off". The above is formal, the quote below is informal. The changed words appear in red.
N'podavo hov etv djoni selxev deteche. Qiotonv t'lingva'd Nugelogeni! NEG-can-1SG understand-INF what GEN-2SG word-PL mean-3PL | say-IMP the-language-of Nugeloland I can't understand what your words mean. Say the language of Nugeloland!
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Cednìtıt
I don't understand what you're saying. Speak Ejnokh!
Dal nil esprentim, vad val joga. Lönk Ejnokh!
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