tels'tmat : hear tell / hear-say / hear news of something

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she has heard...
Gloss: hear tell
Gloss: hear-say
Gloss: hear news of something
Example:
Text: Atel gis tls'tmai wejgu'en, aq je gi' s eimn!
Translation: I just heard that you were on your way, and here you are already!
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: del·sê·dê·mat
Alternate grammatical form:
tels'tmai — I have heard... — (first person singular animate)
tels'tmaieg — We have heard... — (first person dual exclusive animate)
tels'tma'tieg — We have heard... — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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