- S'ólh Halq'eméylem : Alétse tel Lháts'tel
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 2: Stl'ítset
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 3: Lháq'etchexw la te Letám
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 4: El Stl'í. Alétse?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 5: Lháq'etchexw la te letám.
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 6: Li te Kéchel
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 7: Li te Kó
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'íwes 8: Li te Letám
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 9: Li te Lá:lém
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 10: Lí te Kéchel
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 11: Li te Lá:lém
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 12: Li te Lá:lém
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 13: Li te Syó:ysáwtxw
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 14: Li te Syó:ysáwtxw
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 15: Li te Kéchel
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 16: Éwe el Stl'ís!
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 17: Lí ulh Píwetes tl' Máli ye Sth'óqwi?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 18: Áletse tel X̲éltel?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 19: Áletse te Tl'álhem?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 20: Lichexw Xwemá:qet?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 21: Lhéqwchexw!
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 22: Te S'élíyá
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 23: Tsel Ékw'elexw!
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 24: Le Xwe'ít Tútl'ó?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 25: Tsel Ts'lhám...
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 26: Lichexw Th'ex̲wá:tsesem?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 27: Lichexw Xóxekw'em?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 28: Kwelátes tl' Máli te X̲á:ws Swíweles
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 29: Le ew Stá the Máli
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 30: Xóxelhmettsel te Sqáqele
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 31: Selchím ta' Swáyel?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 32: Lí Máytemkw'eTewátes?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 33: Lí Petámethó:me?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 34: Líchexw Kw'ókw'iy?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 35: Th'íyxwem Sátelhsthóxchexw
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 36
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 37: Stámcha kw'e Lép'exexw?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 38: Stám kw'e Chxélches tl' Chól?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 39: Stám kw'e Thíytexw?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 40: La qw'óqw'emó:thel the Máli.
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 41: Ílh me tá:methó:m kw'e wátes
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 42: Líchexw lhíts'eqwem?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 43: Tewát kw'e lép'ex tel s'álhtel?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 44: Éy te sq'ép
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 45: Ts'áts'el ew éy te'íle sq'éylo
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 46: Elétse te Sth'óqwi el Schxélcha?
- 47: Shxwlíselh kw'els stá
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 48: Stl'ítset kw'e Sqemó:s te Músmes.
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 49: Líp Lám te Shxwímálá...
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 50: Chó:lxwem ta' sxéle!
S'ólh Halq'eméylem : Alétse tel Lháts'tel - 1 Where is my Knife?
Qwú:lqwelqweltel 1A
Qwú:lqwelqweltel 1B
Full Lesson Audio-Vocabulary and Dialogues
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| á'a | yes | |
| stl'epólwelh | under, underneath | |
| letám | table | |
| éy | good | |
| alétse | where (is it)? | |
| el stl'í | I want/I need... | |
| lháts'tel | knife | |
| ló:thel | plate, platter dish | |
| lepót | cup | |
| sts'ets'á | on, on top of | |
| qas | and | |
| qe | and, or, but | |
| lhq'él:exw | to know (it) | |
| sts'ó:qw'els | fork | |
| te | the | |
| síq | under | |
| stl'í | a want, need | |
| lhá:lets'tel | knives | |
| leló:thel | plates | |
| lelepót | cups | |
| kw'e | the, a, some [use for remote objects and non-specific items] | |
| lí | yonder, over there, in, at, on, (other meanings also include: yes, answer to yes/no question, question word at beginning of sentence | |
| slhq'él:exw | knowledge, knowing (it) | |
| ta' | your | |
| tel | my |
Plurals
A common and easy way talk about plural (multiple) objects in Halq'eméylem is to just use the basic noun (ignoring the plural form) and use the word ye before the noun. Ye means the, but it is used only with plural objects. Thus, for example, ye kopú will be understood to mean the coats, because of the ye, even though kopú itself simply means coat. If you wanted to be explicit, you could also say ye kalepú, using the explicit plural form (coats) for the noun, but this is not necessary in Halq'eméylem.
The plural form for each noun, where available, is listed beside the noun in your vocabulary lists, in case you do want to use it. Plurals are formed in various different ways, and it is not usually possible to predict what the plural form for a given noun will be: sometimes the plural is made by doubling part of the noun, sometimes it is made by inserting an -l into the word, and sometimes in other ways. Some nouns do not have any plural form at all
My and Your in Halq'eméylem
My in Halq'eméylem is tel. Your is ta'. For example:
tel lepót my cup ta' lepót your cup
tel letám my table ta' letám your table
tel lháts'tel my knife ta' lháts'tel your knife
Spatial expressions
The most general way to describe where something is in Halq'eméylem is to use the word lí, which means in, at, or on. The word-order to use is as in the following example.
Lí te letám te lháts'tel
At/in/on the table the knife
=The knife is on the table.
Whether you mean in, at, or on will be understood from the nature of the things being talked about. As the vocabulary list for this lesson indicates, there are also more specific words for describing where objects are located, including sts'ets'á (on, on top of) síq (under) and various others. With these more specific words for spatial locations you use a word-order as in this example:
Sts'ets'á te letám te lháts'tel
On the table the knife
=The knife is on the table."
Sentences for expressing spatial locations are usually constructed along similar lines, substituting the various other words for locations (stl'epólwelh, síq, etc.).
The Halq'eméylem language is the traditional language of the Stó:lō people, and it has been spoken continuously in the traditional Stó:lō territory, extending up the Fraser valley region of British Columbia, for thousands of years.
Like all languages, the Halq'eméylem language comes in many different varieties. The three main varieties of Halq'eméylem are as follows:
Upriver: Stó:lō Halq'eméylem (including Chilliwack, Chehalis, Sumas, Seabird, Tait, and other areas)
Downriver: Hun'q'umin'um' (including Musqueam, Tsawwasen, Kwantlen, Katzie, Burrard, and other areas)
Island: Hul'q'umin'um' (including Nanaimo, Chemainus, Cowichan, Malahat, Nanoose, and other areas)
Speakers of these three varieties can understand each other's speech, but there are major differences between the varieties. The most striking feature distinguishing Upriver Halq'eméylem from the other varieties is that Upriver Halq'eméylem does not have the sound 'n', a sound which occurs in many words in both Downriver and Island; all occurrences of 'n' in Downriver and Island words have been replaced by the sound 'l', in Upriver.
Linguists have adopted the term 'Halkomelem' to describe all the varieties of the language, though this term is being used less and less.
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