hunting catch, what you caught
Sxélcha means ‘catch’, as in ‘what you caught when hunting’.
You can use sxélcha to to talk about the body of an animal, a bird, or a fish.
Pronunciation
Sxélcha sounds like s-HILL-chah, except that:
- Instead of an h you make the Halq’eméylem x-sound.
- To make the x, create light friction by touching your tongue to the roof of your mouth.
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling, Elizabeth Phillips
Related words
Sxélcha is related to the verb chxélcha – to catch.
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