Híkw! Yeláwel híkw teli tl’á’elthe! means ‘It was big, bigger than me!’. The ‘it was‘ is not explicitly stated, but is understood from the context of the story.
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling
This phrase has the following structure:
- yeláwel – more (see yeláw)
- híkw – big
- teli – can also mean from but here translates as than
- tl’á’elthe – me – This is a variation on ta’á’elthe – me; you use use the special form tl’á’elthe, starting with tl’, after telí, and in a few other structures
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