X̲ét’estem shxwóxwth’ tútl’o swíyeqe

That man is said to be crazy.

X̲ét’estem shxwóxwth’ tútl’o swíyeqe means ‘That man is said to be crazy’.

Literally: (is) said (to be) crazy the man

Pronunciation and vocabulary

• shxwóxwth’ – crazy
• x̲ét’estem – …is said
• tútl’o – normally this means he or him, but here the Elder uses it to mean ‘the‘ or ‘that‘
• swíyeqe –man

Audio: Elizabeth Herrling