B
besides
lelew
•
prep.
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beside
Examples
danny lélew •
beside Danny
beverli lélew diMéʔešiʔ •
I'm lying next to Beverly.
mi lélew diMéʔeš galá:mi •
I want to lay by you
té:bɨl t'éweʔ wewgáhodi lembí:c'ɨk lélew •
The table is wider than the door.
t'é:liwhu ʔiltétebiʔi šáwlamhu lélew •
The man is fatter than the girl.
dawp'áp'ɨl delélegiʔ Mí:giʔáŋawiʔi delc'ác'imiʔ lélew •
The red flower is prettier than the yellow one.
mé:hu ʔilkáykayiʔi šáwlamhu lélew •
The boy is taller than the girl.
mé:hu delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi šáwlamhu lélew •
The boy is taller than the girl.
bec'ɨ́lšiʔ té:bɨl lélew t'é:weʔ wagó:gaʔ gáyabi •
The rope is longer than the table.
bec'ɨ́lšiʔ t'é:weʔ dewgíʔiš k'éʔi té:bɨl lélew •
The rope is longer than the table.
té:bɨl lélew dewgíʔiš k'éʔi •
It (the rope) is longer than the table.
ʔitdémlu lélew gegé:gelaʔ gémlu •
Sit and eat by the table!
wí:diʔ t'á:gɨm muʔáŋiʔ šémuyi wí:diʔ lélew •
These pine nuts taste (way) better than those ones.
dawp'áp'ɨl wí:diʔ delélegiʔ Migiʔáŋawiʔi delc'ác'imiʔ lélew •
The red flower is prettier than the yellow one.
šáwlamhu ʔilkáykayiʔ šémuyé:si mé:hu lélew •
The girl is shorter than the boy.
šáwlamhu ʔilkúškušiʔ mé:hu lélew •
Intended: The girl is shorter than the boy.
ʔiltétebiʔ wéwši mé:hu delkáykayiʔ lélew •
She's a little fat next to the tall boy.
wí:diʔ ʔitbáŋa t'é:weʔ degúʔuš k'éʔi lák'aʔ lelélew •
This table is longer than that one. / This table is long next to that one.
wí:diʔ t'á:gɨm muʔáŋiʔi hádigi lélew •
These pine nuts taste better than those ones.
wí:diʔ deMigilá:tuʔ k'éʔi hádigi lélew •
This one is prettier than that one.
t'é:k'eʔ dewdíʔiš k'éʔi dewp'áp'ɨl lélew •
There are more trees than flowers.
wí:diʔ k'étep mí:p'ɨli wí:diʔ lélew •
This jar is more full than that one
t'é:weʔ dewgúliweʔ k'éʔi lák'aʔ lélew •
It (the ladder) is higher than that one
wí:diʔ demíp'ɨl šému lák'aʔ dewMéyuya dewgíʔiš lélew •
This one is very full next to the one that is half full.
mé:hu t'é:k'eʔ Múʔuši šáwlamhu lélew •
The boy ran faster than the girl
mé:hu lɨ́:dɨtgiši šáwlamhu lélew •
The boy ran faster than the girl
wí:diʔ ʔí:yel wéwši behéziŋ lélew •
This one is a little big bitter than the small one
wí:diʔ dayá:k'aʔ ʔí:yeli beziyéziŋ lélew •
This pinecone is bigger than the small ones
wí:diʔ hésgeʔ dayá:k'aʔ beziyéziŋi t'í:yeliʔ wéwɨš lélew •
These two pinecones are smaller than the sort of big one
wí:diʔ behéziŋi wí:diʔ t'í:yeliʔ dewdíʔiš yá:k'aʔ lélew •
This one is smaller than the big pinecone
wí:diʔ t'í:yeliʔ šému beziyéziŋ lélew •
This one is really big next to the small ones
ʔí:yeli wí:diʔ beziyéziŋ lélew •
This one is big next to the small ones
wí:diʔ behéziŋ dewdíʔiš yá:k'aʔ míʔlew lélew •
This pinecone is smaller than all of them
míʔlew behéziŋ šému dewdíʔiš yá:k'aʔ míʔlew lélew •
This pinecone is smaller than all of them
mé:hu t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwi šáwlamhu lélew •
The boy ate more pinenuts than the girl
bévali lélew ʔilkáykayiʔi •
He is taller than Beverly. / Next to Beverly, he is tall.'
wí:di ʔilk'úyk'uyiʔi wí:di lélew •
This one is more bent than that one
milélew diyáliʔigi Léʔi ʔuŋa ʔéʔuŋilišŋa •
I'll stand by you no matter what
dewdíʔiš t'í:yeliʔ lélew dá:bal behéziŋ k'éʔi •
Next to the big tree, the sagebrush is small.
mé:hu t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwi demuc'úc'u lélew •
The boy ate more pinenuts than berries
mé:hu ʔilkáykayiʔ šémuyé:saʔ šáwlamhu lélew •
The boy is shorter than the girl
béverli t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwi stí:vin lélew •
Beverly ate more pinenuts than Steven
béverli t'é:k'eʔ t'á:gɨm ʔíʔwaʔ demuc'úc'u lélew •
Beverly ate more pinenuts than berries
mé:hu šáwlamhu lélew deʔilkáykayiʔ šemuyé:s k'éʔi •
The boy is not very tall beside the girl. / The boy is not as tall as the girl.
géwe tulí:šiʔ lélew húŋa dawahé:š k'éʔi •
What does the coyote do compared to / next to the wolf?
géwe debišápuʔiweyé:s k'éʔi tulí:šiʔ lélew •
The coyote is always hungrier than the wolf
géwe deʔlúʔusiʔ k'éʔi tulí:šiʔ lélew •
The coyote runs faster than the wolf
mé:hu ʔilkáykayiʔé:si šáwlamhu lélew •
The boy is shorter than the girl
milélew diyálihi ʔuŋa ʔéʔuŋilišŋa •
I'll stand by you no matter what
wí:diʔ ʔitp'íliweʔ ʔilkáykayiʔé:si wí:diʔ lélew •
This ladder is shorter than that one
béverli stí:vɨn lélew gé:geli •
Beverly is sitting next to Steven
daláʔak lélew •
beside the mountain
géwe yáliʔi dí:meʔ debeyúʔuš lélew •
The coyote is standing beside the running water (river).
wát'a lélew yáliʔi •
He is standing beside the river.
géwe wát'a lélew yáliʔi tulí:šiʔ t'é:weʔ wéwɨš yáliʔaš •
The coyote is standing closer to the river than the wolf is.
t'é:liwhu delkáykayiʔ šému k'éʔi daʔmóʔmoʔ lélew •
The man is taller than the woman
t'é:liwhu hádigi delkáykayiʔ k'éʔi daʔmóʔmoʔ lélew •
The man is taller than the woman