yeláwel tl’eqtámeth’ teli tl’útl’o

taller than him

Yeláwel tl’eqtámeth’ teli tl’útl’o means ‘taller than him’.

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

• yeláwel – more (see yeláw).
• tl’eqtámeth’ – tall
• teli – than (literally this means ‘from’)
• tl’útl’o – this is a special form for of tútl’o (he, him), which Elders often use after teli

Audio: Elizabeth Herrling

Related Examples

Here are some examples of similar phrases:

• yeláwel híkw teli te swíyeqe – bigger than the man
• yeláwel schewót teli tel sqwemá:y – smarter than my dog
• yeláwel éy teli te pékws – better than his book

Here is a word-for-word translation of the phrase:

As noted above, tútl’o sometimes becomes tl’útl’o after teli.  If you prefer, you can also use the basic form tútl’o in this phrase (i.e. yeláwel tl’eqtámeth’ teli tútl’o).