Exhausted, near death, his uncle could speak no longer, but his words came to Palin's mind.

My uncle spoke in the language of the Britons.

My uncle spoke not a word to me.

On a typical fishing trip, his favorite uncle would speak in tongues.

My uncle tried to look as gentle as possible, and then spoke in German.

My uncle spoke to me about him a bit.

This fear, however, was dispelled by the words the uncle spoke to the men of the village.

I've heard your uncle speak of them, and how they always hang together.

He and my uncle hadn't spoken for years, as I told you.

His grandfather had been a general in the military, and one uncle, a colonel, never spoke to him again.