ew hamámts o te sth’óqwi means ‘(he) was just giving away the fish’.
‘He’ is just understood from context, as is common in the language.
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling
Structure and Vocabulary
The structure of this phrase is as follows:
- ew…o – just (the two words together mean ‘just’)
- hamámt – giving away (this is the ‘-ing’ or ‘progressive’ form of mámt – to give away)
- te – the
- sth’óqwi – fish
Note: the source of the –s on hamámt is not clear.
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