yeláwel ey

better (literally ‘more good’)

Yeléwel ey means ‘better’ (literally ‘more good’, or ‘surpassingly good’).

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

• yeláwel – more, surpassing – sounds like yuh-LAW-ull  (based on yeláw – after, past)
• éy – good –  sounds like eh.

Audio: Elizabeth Herrling

Related Examples

Here are some examples of similar phrases:

• yeláwel tl’eqtámeth’ – taller
• yeláwel schewót – smarter, more skilled

Related words

Yeláwel means more, surpassing in being .. Elders made this word in the following way:

• yeláw means after, over, surpassing
• The -el ending marks something like become, get to be