tl̓, təl̓ 1
from, since, because of
- ixíʔ c̓m̓c̓m̓n̓taˤs iʔ kəkl̓kil̓xs tl̓ k̓iy̓íkst. - He started sucking his fingers because they were cold.
- uɬ t̓i ʔáčqaʔ axáʔ təl̓ k̓ɬənk̓mip - He went out of the door
- təl̓ kʷu kičəntxʷ, uɬ way̓ kn̓ sčtk̓sils - Since you got here to me, I have been sick to my stomach / From the time you got here I’ve been sick at my stomach
- way̓ kʷ iksčúnm̓ lut nixʷ akɬəɬm̓íkstm̓ ʔkin̓ təl̓ tmixʷ təl̓ skəkʕákaʔ k̓m̓ iʔ təl̓ stəkʷtəkʷʔut l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ - Now I’m telling you not to bother any whatsoever of the birds or of the animals that walk on the ground
- áɬiʔ sič ixíʔ ɬə kspix̌m̓s, tl̓ sɬəx̌mam̓s. - He’s new at hunting, since he got in-laws (got married).
- kl̓kʷakʷ iʔ tl̓ siw̓ɬkʷ. - She’s out of the water., She’s far from the water., She went a distance from the water.
- uɬ aɬíʔ təl̓ sysyusč k̓ʷəčk̓ʷačt - Because he’s smart (and) strong
- uɬ ʔasəlspíntk way̓ təl̓ əɬwin̓ isənsqílxʷ - It’s been two years that I left my folks
- tla čɬc̓əstis itlíʔ kiʔ čʔáčqaʔ, uɬ t̓i əɬupt - It came out from where he was hitting, and it disappeared
- way̓ limtm̓səlx tla əɬčkičəntməlx - They were glad that he got back to them
- tla l̓kʷut intm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ - My land is far from here / I am from long ways away / From long ways away I am
- təl̓ stim̓ məssikst, iʔ t sq̓ʷisəs - He felt something, fat
- təl̓ isčk̓ʷúl̓, təl̓ istaʔxʷspx̌páx̌t, lut swit kʷu t̓ə čk̓əɬxaʔtxtís - From the time I was born, from the time I got my senses, nobody could step in front of me