qwelsthóx

…talk to me

…qwelsthóx means ‘…talk to me’.

Note:  this is not the normal command form, but rather part of a larger sentence.

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

• qwélstexw – to talk to
• -óx – me

Note: qwélstexw-óx shortens down to qwelsthóx.

Audio: Elizabeth Herrling

Structure notes

The structure of this phrase is as follows:

Two things happen when you combine qwélstexw and the ending -óx:

• First, the -exw part of the verb disappears, to make qwélst-óx
• Second, the t at the end of the shortened form qwélst turns into a th, to give qwelsth-óx

Both these changes regularly happen with verbs ending in –stexw, when you add the ending -óx (me).