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a small tree a'axwíyelhp

Agassiz Mountain Alámex Smámelt

at the head, up the point álqel

a biter (animal, fish, etc.), a thing that is (always) biting ch'ech'émels

a thing that bites, always biting ch'emá:ls

a little bit, small bit, a few emímel

again ew

a whole bunch having fun, having lots of fun, having a good time eyó:sthet

a sharp sound eyotháléqep

a group separating themselves from another group' halts'elíthet

a whirlpool Hémq'eles

a fire héyeqw

a long time hí:th

ask for a present híx̲chem

ask for it híx̲chemet

accidentally smell it hó:qwlexw

accidentally smell it hó:qwléxw

a guide, showing people i:wesá:ls

a guide, showing people í:wesá:ls

alone, one person ilólets'e

alone, single ilólts'e

a whole bunch of folks having lots of fun íyósthet

anglican religion kelchóch

a long time ago kw'elhí:thelh

a whipper kw'ókw'qwōwsá:ls

a club kw'óqwestel

axe kw'óqwletstel

a whip kw'óqwtel

anyway kwá

a cross, gravestone lakwwí:l

alcohol, liquor, rum lám

a different room láts'ewtxw

a fishing platform láxel

all broken up lékwlekwat

alcohol (plural) lelám

a bag lesák

always hunting lexws-há:we

always hunting lexws-heháiwe

always lazy lexws'ú:met

always scared lexwsí:si

a person that is always singing lexwst'ít'elem

a breath lhalhakw'em

a rain-shower lhémt

a button lheqeléstel

a button lheqlístel

a bark-peeling tool lhéqw'ewsá:ls

a barber-shop lhíts'eqwemáwtxw

airplane lhólhekw' stem:ōt

airplanes lhólhekw' stítim:ōt

anchor-line, mooring line lhqéletel

Are you…?‘. Li chexw

angels lílísós

angel lísós

already lulh

accident mákwlh

all, every mekw'

all mékw'

anchor mesíyeltel

a helper méylhtel

a set net, stationary net mílyil

a helper míytel

a helper, helping one another momíyelhtel

a pointer mót'estel

a lot got rubbed off ó:leqw'

American Bar P'éqwchú:lthel

a little white p'íp'eq'

American pástel

appearing becoming visible (possibly of several) pelpélekw

Americans pepástel

american bar Peqwchō:lthel

American Bar (placename) péqwchú:lthel

ask about him/her petámeles

asking someone pétemet

a sail pótel

a show-off pú'elets

a fence q'eléx̲el

a camp q'élmel

a fence q'elq'éléx̲el

a camp q'elq'élmel

a dip-net q'emó:stel

arguing back and forth q'eq'x̲ótel

accompanying someone q'eqexí:lt

a cane q'éwe

a cane q'éwq'ewe

accompany (him/her) q'exí:lt

a tin can q'ex̲q'x̲el

arguing, quarreling q'eyq'x̲ótel

and qas

and, or, but qe

afraid to try qelélwes

a place name of Vedder Mountain (meaning drinking water) qoqó:lem

a lid qp'á:letstel

apple tree, crabapple tree qwe'ó:pelhp

apple, crabapple (the fruit) qwe'óp

apple juice qwe'op sqe'óleqw

apples, crabapples (the fruit) qwel'óp

apple trees, crabapple trees qwelópelhp

ankle qwémqwemx̲wxel

ankle qwémx̲wxel

a sneeze s-hásem

a smell s-hóqwem

a pole s'álem

a lesson s'í:wes

an order, order (n.) s'ó:m

afterbirth s'ó:qw

arrow, gun sakweláx

arrow, gun sálekweláx

a carp(fish) scheláka

already had a baby sémele

all of them (people) semíkw'

always scared sesí:si

accidentally scare him/her sesí:silexw

a crack sesíq'

artificial sweetener shúkwa telómet

armpit shxw'iláx̲el

Armpit shxw'íláx̲el

armpit shxwelíláx̲el

aunts or uncles (or parent's cousins) shxwemlá:lekw

aunt or uncle (or parent's cousin) shxwemlí:kw

a nose-ring shxweqw'élqstel

a store shxwimá:le

a file (tool) shxwíq'els

an iron shxwíxweqwels

a little crazy shxwixwóxwth'

ashes, cinders shxwiyélhtel

a hiding place shxwkokwí:l

a saw shxwlhílhets'els

a liar shxwmáth'elqel

a freezer shxwpípewels

a wood carving shxwqwó:lthels

a hammer shxwtélhtses

answer shxwtélqel

a wool carder shxwtéxelqéyls

answer shxwtíyeqel

ambitious shxwúxwe

accidentally scare him/her sí:silexw

a bad smell simáléqep

a screw sklú

a mirror for seeing your face skw'ótsesem

a bucket, pail, kettle skw'ówes

a scream skwátsem

a doing, what someone did skwó:yx̲thet

a hiding place skwokwílálá

a pile, piled up skwthá

a school skwúláwtxw

a dress, woman's dress slewí:ws

a breath slhákw'em

a little bit proud smámth'el

a second-hand thing smékw'em

adopted child smelám

adopted child smelmelám

a bay sméya

a sunset sóyéx̲el

a spore, a blossom spekw'ém

a fart spú'

a meeting, gathering sq'ép

a gathering sq'eq'éyp

accompanied sq'eq'ósthóxes

a bite sq'éykw'

a little bite sq'eyq'ekw'

a scar sq'éytl'

a real rough spot on the Fraser Sq'íp'ex̲w

a best friend sq'óleq

a thief sqélqel

a funeral sqéylemá:ls

a steep hill sqotemí:lep

a boil sqw'echém

a boil sqw'elchém

a dance sqw'eyílex

a hole in roof sqwahíwel

a hole in a bucket sqwálats

a hole sqweqwá

a fog sqwétxem

a taste st'a'áleqep

a shelter st'ált'exw

a circle st'elákw'

a fork in the road st'éx̲

a prayer (hymn) st'íwiyelh

a non-spirit dancer st'ólkwlh

a yell, a holler stá:m

a canoe race stá:y

a distant sound stáléqep

a log - jam steqtéq

a sore, sores sth'eth'íkw'

alright sthethí

a feast stl'e'áxel

awl, piercer stl'elqwótel

a feast stl'etl'áxel

a want, need stl'í

awl, piercer stl'qéwtel

a cough stó:qw'em

ashes (white) sts'á:s

a relative (any kind) sts'ó:

a scramble-give swá:ls

an echo swelám

a race (a footrace) sweltí:l

an echo swélwelám

a mark, a measure sx̲e'áth'

a wound sx̲élh

a war sx̲éyléx̲

a stripe sx̲éyx̲ep'

a planer (tool) sxíxep

a catch (fish, animal) sxólcha

ancient people sx̲wolex̲wiyám

a place upriver from Katz Sx̲wóx̲wiymelh

ancestors syewá:l

ancestor (passed away) syewá:lelh

a slahal stick (little stick) syéyelh

a wave syó:letsep

arm t'á:lew

arms t'elt'á:lew

a braid t'emxáliya

a cold t'o:lhem sq'oq'ey

a sweet, something sweet te q'áq'etem

April Temelék'es

autumn, fall temhilálxw

a sweathouse teqíwtsel

approaching, getting to tetés

anybody, somebody tewátes

a slope tewélá:m

a bow (weapon) téx̲wets

ankle joint th'éqwth'éqwxwel

arrow-pouch th'esélatel

a nail th'éstel

ask someone a favor th'exwstélémét

annoyed th'íth'ewel

annoyed with (him/her) th'íth'ewélmet

annoy (them) th'íth'ewélstexw

ask someone a favor th'íth'exwstélémét

annoyed th'íwél

annoyed with (him/her) th'íwelmét

annoy (them) th'íwelstexw

admire tháthelmet

aunt the shxwemlí:kw

admire thélmet

a rug thélxetel

a fish going to spawn théwelhem

ashes floating up from fire títeqw'ō:lchep

attached tl'átl'el

a pop, a shot tl'éleqw'

a shortcut tl'ítl'q'ey

ashes floating up from fire tqwō:lchep

a glass cup ts'áwi'álá

a broach, a pin ts'eqw'elístel

a brooch, a pin ts'eqw'ts'eqw'elístel

adding water, adding some mor (liquid) ts'óxwelhcha

add it ts'óxwt

add water, add some more liquid ts'xwólhcha

add it, add some ts'xwót

a little, a bit like, slightly tu

adopt a child txwemelám

already ulh

a shot, explosion wetl'éleqw

always wiyóth

a flood wōqw'wōqw'

ant xá:ysem

an island near Wahleach Island Xáméles

a marker x̲áth'tel

alder x̲élx̲eyth'elhp

a trap x̲esxel

ants xexelá:ysem

alder x̲éyth'elh

alder x̲éyth'elhp

ashamed of oneself x̲éyx̲emethet

a rake, harrow x̲éyx̲ep'ílep

arrive, come here xwe'í

arriving here, coming here (of several) xwel'í

a fan xwélp'tel

ankle joint xweth'éqw'xel

a copier, copymachine x̲wex̲we'áls

awake xwí

alert xwiyós

as usual, this time, now, the first time yalh

a logger yáyeq'els

a light yeqwí:l

ask for a present yéx̲chem

ask for it yéx̲chemet