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yeláwel tl’eqtámeth’ teli tl’útl’o

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taller than him

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


Vocabulary and Pronunciation

  • yeláwelmore (see yeláw).
  • tl’eqtámeth’tall
  • telithan (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 swíyeqebigger than the man
  • yeláwel schewót teli tel sqwemá:ysmarter than my dog
  • yeláwel éy teli te pékwsbetter than his book

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

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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).


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