Qex̲ te swas sxélcha

‘HE catches a lot’ or ‘HIS catch is a lot’

Qex̲ te swas sxélcha. means ‘HE catches a lot.’ or ‘HIS catch is plentiful.’

Literally it means ‘Much (is) his own catch.’

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

qex̲ – much, many, a lot
te – the
swa – one’s own
-s – possessive marker, indicates that someone possesses the catch
sxélcha – catch, what you caught

Audio: Elizabeth Herrling

Structure notes

The structure of this phrase is as follows:

• Note that there is no word equivalent to ‘is‘. Tense is understood from context, in this sentence.
• The –s ending here indicates that a third person (not you or me) possesses the ‘catch’, but it does not say who explicitly. ‘He‘ or ‘his‘ or ‘him‘ is understood from context.