- Spáth qes te Slílk'yap
- Háwe
- Receiving a xwélmexw name
- Skw'ékw'qáq
- How the Robin got his red breast
- Tháyem te Léx̲wtel
- X̲ex̲pítsel
- How the chipmunk got its stripes
- X̲pá:yelhp
- Lets'lóts'tel
- Yeláwel éy
- Hálx̲eywa
- Xwe'ít te swáyel Létse
- Xwe'ít te swáyel Isá:le
- Xwe'ít te swáyel Lhí:xw
- Xwe'ít te swáyel X̲eó'thel
- Xwe'it te swayel Lhq'á:tses
- Ye Spipáth
- Sásq'ets
Xwe'ít te swáyel Letse
Íti x̱eyx̱lhámetes te swíyeqe te shxwte'ás te swáyel.
(Be) there standing the man the doing.something the sky/day
The man is standing there looking at what the weather is like.
Ulh me te ye pélekw ye q'íq'ix̱el te shxwe'áthetel.
Already come to appear the getting black the clouds
He's starting to see black clouds coming in
Cha híthes qe lheméxw x̱ete tutl'o.
Will be not.long and (it is) raining, said he.
It wouldn't be long, it'll be raining' he said'.
Ewe lis ye híthes qe ulh me tímethet....tímethet slhémexw.
Not be going along long and already come (to) try hard the rain
It wasn't long, and it started to rain hard."
Osu lhémexw, lhemexw.
So (it) rained, (it) rained
It rained and rained.
Su le me tu hóy kw'es lheméxws.
So (it) came really (to) stop that it rained
And then it stopped raining.
Esu me pélekw te syóqwem.
And so it came (to) appear the sun.
And it wasn't long, the sun came out.
Su me xwe kw'ókw'es.
So came (to) become hot
And it was hot.
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| tíméthet | trying, doing something hard | |
| tímet | do it harder | |
| kw'ókw'es | hot | |
| syó:qwem | sun | |
| híth | for a long time | |
| pél:ékw | to appear, become visible | |
| lhémexw | raining, ([having a] rainshower with light wind | |
| shxw'áthetel | cloud, cloudy | |
| q'íq'ex̲el | to turn black | |
| lhex̲é:ylex | be standing | |
| shxwel'áthetel | clouds |
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| pélekw te syóqwem | the sun came out | |
| ulh me tímethet slhémexw | It started to rain hard | |
| cha híthes qe...(insert verb) | It won't be long before... |
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