…tl’o kw’ses kwa kwekwchám

…tl’o kw’ses kwa kwekwchám means ‘…because (it was) crying’

Pronunciation

Audio: Elizabeth Herrling

This phrase has the following structure:

Notes:

• Kwa elsewhere translates as ‘anyway’, though it’s translation in this sentence is uncertain.
• tl’o kw’ses shortens in fast speech, sounding something like tukw ses.