Thétstexw means ‘to tell’ .
Pronunciation
Sounds like THUTT-stook, except that instead of a k the last sound is the Halq’eméylem soft-x sound (x). In this case, you round your lips for the x (xw).
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling, Elizabeth Phillips
Structure
Thétstexw comes from thét – to say.
to say
The -stexw ending often means ‘cause to‘, but in this case it’s interpretation is rather to turn ‘say’ (thet) into ‘tell‘ (thestexw).
No comments yet.