- 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
- Tháyem te seplíl
Xwe'ít te swáyel Létse - Weather 1
Xwe'ít te swáyel Letse
Íti x̲eyx̲lhámetes 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'ix̲el 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 x̲ete 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 |
|---|---|---|
| lhémexw | raining, ([having a] rainshower with light wind | |
| kw'ókw'es | hot | |
| híth | for a long time | |
| lhex̲é:ylex | be standing | |
| pél:ékw | to appear, become visible | |
| shxw'áthetel | cloud, cloudy | |
| tímet | do it harder | |
| syó:qwem | sun | |
| tíméthet | trying, doing something hard | |
| q'íq'ex̲el | to turn black | |
| shxwel'áthetel | clouds |
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| ulh me tímethet slhémexw | It started to rain hard | |
| cha híthes qe...(insert verb) | It won't be long before... | |
| pélekw te syóqwem | the sun came out | |
| Íti x̲eyx̲lhámetes te swíyeqe te shxwte'ás te swáyel. | The man is standing there looking at what the weather is like. | |
| Ulh me te ye pélekw ye q'íq'ix̲el te shxwe'áthetel. | He's starting to see black clouds coming in | |
| Cha híthes qe lheméxw x̲ete tutl'o. | It wouldn't be long, it'll be raining' he said'. | |
| Ewe lis ye híthes qe ulh me tímethet....tímethet slhémexw. | It wasn't long, and it started to rain hard." | |
| Osu lhémexw, lhemexw. | It rained and rained. | |
| Su le me tu hóy kw'es lheméxws. | And then it stopped raining. | |
| Esu me pélekw te syóqwem. | And it wasn't long, the sun came out. | |
| Su me xwe kw'ókw'es. | And it was hot. |
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