jealous of
Wowistéleqmet means ‘jealous OF’.
You use this word when you want to talk about being jealous of a specific person. For example you could say Tsel wowistéleqmet te John – I’m jealous of John.
Vocabulary and pronunciation
- Wowistéleqmet sounds like wow-wee-STULL-luck-mitt, except that you say the Halq’eméylem q sound, not a regular k.
- To make the q sound, you touch the back of your tongue back to your uvula.
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling
Related words
To say you are jealous (not specifying the person you are jealous of) you would use a related word: wowistéleq – jealous.
For example, you could say: Tsel wowistéleq – I am jealous.
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