Li chexw we we éyò? means ‘Are you well?‘ or ‘Are you doing good?‘ It is a standard way of greeting someone.
chexw
Chexw is one way of saying ‘you‘ in the language.
Li chexw…
Li chexw … means ‘Are you…?‘. In some contexts, it would translate as ‘Did you…?‘.
éyò
Eyò means ‘doing good’ or ‘doing well’
![Illustration for li - [yes/no question marker]](https://old.stoloshxweli.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/yes-no-100x100.jpg)
li
Li does not directly translate into English, but is used to mark the equivalent of ‘yes/no’ questions.
Osetew skw’áy kw’eset ew p’áth’et o qelát, x̲ét’e
“‘Osetew skw’áy kw’eset ew p’áth’et o qelát”, x̲ét’e. means “‘We just couldn’t sew it (up) again”, (he) said .
qelát
Qelát means ‘again’.
skw’áy kw’eset p’áth’et
Skw’áy kw’eset p’áth’et means ‘we can’t sew (it)‘ or ‘we couldn’t sew (it)’.
skw’áy kw’es p’áth’et
Skw’áy kw’es p’áth’et is a partial (incomplete) phrase, you could translated as ‘can’t sew‘ or ‘couldn’t sew’, depending on context.
p’áth’et
P’áth’et means ‘to sew‘.
…totí:lt we stámes kw’ses slíw
…totí:lt ew stámes kw’ses slíw means ‘…to learn what (was) inside’
slíw
Slíw means ’inside‘, as in being inside a box.
totí:lt
Totí:lt means ‘(to be) learning‘.
Tset lhí:ts’et the mimel’ó:ylha tl’o kw’ses kwa kwekwcham
Tset lhí:ts’et the mimel’ó:ylha tl’o kw’ses kwa kwekwcham means ‘We cut up the doll because (it was) crying’
…tl’o kw’ses kwa kwekwchám
…tl’o kw’ses kwa kwekwchám means ‘…because (it was) crying’
Tset lhí:ts’et the mimel’ó:ylha
Tset lhí:ts’et the mimel’ó:ylha means ‘We cut up the doll’
Osu qwà:l thel sétl’atel
Osu qwà:l thel sétl’atel means ‘My big brother spoke’
Osu thet: ‘Wát’, x̲ét’e, ‘kw’e le qelqelí:ylt the, kwálx the mimel’ó:ylha?’
Osu thet: ‘Wát’, x̲ét’e, ‘kw’e le qelqelí:ylt the, kwálx the mimel’ó:ylha?’ means ‘”Who (was it),” she said, “that wrecked, hid, the doll?”
wát …?
Wát…? means ‘Who…(is it)?’.
qelqeli:ylt
Qelqeli:ylt means ‘to destroy (it)’‘. Some Elders use a related form: qelqé:ylt.