kazivati

1. formal to say; to tell
   Deda nam je često kazivao priče iz rata. — Grandpa often told us stories from the war.
   Ljudi kazuju da je ta kuća ukleta. — People say that house is cursed.
2. (of poems) to recite
   Deca su na priredbi kazivala pesme o jeseni. — At the school show the children recited poems about autumn.
3. to indicate; to tell; to mean
   Šta vam ti rezultati kazuju? — What do those results tell you?
   To ime mi ništa ne kazuje. — That name doesn't mean anything to me.

In everyday speech govoriti or pričati is more usual; kazivati sounds bookish, except for 'recite' and the phrase ništa mi ne kazuje.