to listen to
Xwlalámet means ‘to listen to’.
The meaning is the very similar to the shorter form xwlalám, but you use xwlalámet when you want to specify exactly what they are listening to.
For example: …listen to him – …xwelalámet tútl’o, or …listen to me – …xwelalámethóx.
Pronunciation
- To make the soft-x, you gently touch your tongue to the roof of your mouth, towards the back, and create light friction (see diagram here).
Audio: Elizabeth Phillips
Related words
Here are some other words related to xwlalámet:
- xwlalá: – strain to listen, listening hard
- xwlalám – to listen (more general, not necessarily saying what the person is specifically listening to)
- xwlalámstexw – to make someone listen (some elders shorten this to xwlalástexw )
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