even if one says

ancient times, a very long time ago

(transitive) to talk (about something); to speak (on a subject); to converse / to speak (a language)

Informal form of 話 (hanashi).

continuative of 話す

a monkey (primate) / Short for 日本猿 (Nihonzaru, “Japanese macaque”). / (loosely) an ape (animal)

the past, old times / ancient

once (in the indeterminate past)

olden days; former

a word, a term / language, speech