- ’elhtun
- ʔełtən
- they, them
Details
√’elhtun
- Note
- Transcribed also as 'eelhtun, elhtun. The glottal stop may not be systematic. Sentence 1 optionally indicates a third person plural subject. Sentence 2 optionally indicates a plural object.
Examples
ni’ nem’ netulh wulh m’i netulh ’i’ wulh si’si’ ’elhtun.Going towards morning, when morning came, they became afraid.
suw’ q’putus tthey’ na’nuts’a’ swiw’lus tth u ni’ shun’tsus ’elhtun sus ’uw’ t’ukw’stuhwus.The other young man gathered their catch and went home.
’i tsun xetst ’eelhtun ’uw’ niis tse’ ’uw’ ts’ewuthaam.I am trying to figure out whether they will help you.
kwunnuhwus ’eelhtun tthu smuyuth...They caught a deer...