El stl’í kw’es hikws kw’el lálém means ‘I want my house to be big’. Literally: ‘My want (is) that big (is) my house’.
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el stl’í kw’es…
El stl’i kw’es _____ means ‘I want that _____’, as in for example ‘I want that he walks’. Literally it means: ‘My want (is) that ______’.
yeláwel stím te kyós te sqáqs
Yeláwel stím te kyós te sqá:qs means ‘His little brother’s car is faster.’ Literally it means: ‘More fast (is) the car of the little-brother of him’.
stím te kyós te sqá:qs
Stím te kyós te sqáqs means ‘His little brother’s car is fast.’ Literally it means ‘Fast (is) the car of the little-brother of (him)’.
te kyós te sqáqs
Te kyós te sqáqs means ‘his little brother’s car’. Literally it means: ‘the car of the younger sibling of (him)’. ‘Him’ or ‘his’ is implied from context.
te kyós te sqáq
Te kyós te sqáq means ‘the little brother’s car’. Literally: ‘the car of the younger sibling’.
Ye stím te kyós tl’ John.
Ye stím te kyós tl’ John means ‘John’s car goes fast’ Literally it means ‘Travelling fast (is) the car of the John’).
ye stím te kyó
Ye stím te kyó means ‘The car goes fast’.
Qex̲ te swas sxélcha
Qex̲ te swas sxélcha. means ‘HE catches a lot.’ or ‘HIS catch is plentiful.’ Literally it means ‘Much (is) his own catch.’
te swas sxélcha
Te swas sxélcha means ‘his own catch’. Another translation would be ‘HIS catch’, emphasizing ‘his’. Literally it means ‘the own-of (him) catch’, where ‘him’ is understood from context’.