S'ólh Halq'eméylem : Alétse tel Lháts'tel
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 2: Stl'ítset
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 3: Lháq'etchexw la te Letám
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 4: El Stl'í. Alétse?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 5: Lháq'etchexw la te letám.
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 6: Li te Kéchel
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 7: Li te Kó
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'íwes 8: Li te Letám
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 9: Li te Lá:lém
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 10: Lí te Kéchel
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 11: Li te Lá:lém
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 12: Li te Lá:lém
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 13: Li te Syó:ysáwtxw
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 14: Li te Syó:ysáwtxw
S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 15: Li te Kéchel
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 16: Éwe el Stl'ís!
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 17: Lí ulh Píwetes tl' Máli ye Sth'óqwi?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 18: Áletse tel X̲éltel?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 19: Áletse te Tl'álhem?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 20: Lichexw Xwemá:qet?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 21: Lhéqwchexw!
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 22: Te S'élíyá
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 23: Tsel Ékw'elexw!
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 24: Le Xwe'ít Tútl'ó?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 25: Tsel Ts'lhám...
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 26: Lichexw Th'ex̲wá:tsesem?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 27: Lichexw Xóxekw'em?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 28: Kwelátes tl' Máli te X̲á:ws Swíweles
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 29: Le ew Stá the Máli
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 30: Xóxelhmettsel te Sqáqele
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 31: Selchím ta' Swáyel?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 32: Lí Máytemkw'eTewátes?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 33: Lí Petámethó:me?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 34: Líchexw Kw'ókw'iy?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 35: Th'íyxwem Sátelhsthóxchexw
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 36
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 37: Stámcha kw'e Lép'exexw?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 38: Stám kw'e Chxélches tl' Chól?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 39: Stám kw'e Thíytexw?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 40: La qw'óqw'emó:thel the Máli.
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 41: Ílh me tá:methó:m kw'e wátes
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 42: Líchexw lhíts'eqwem?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 43: Tewát kw'e lép'ex tel s'álhtel?
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 44: Éy te sq'ép
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 45: Ts'áts'el ew éy te'íle sq'éylo
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 46: Elétse te Sth'óqwi el Schxélcha?
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47: Shxwlíselh kw'els stá
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 48: Stl'ítset kw'e Sqemó:s te Músmes.
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 49: Líp Lám te Shxwímálá...
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 50: Chó:lxwem ta' sxéle!
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S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 14: Li te Syó:ysáwtxw - 14: At the Office

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 14A

A
Wiyóth kw'es íts'els te Chól. Ts'áts'el ew s'ú:met.
John is always being lazy. He's really a lazy person.
B
Á:'a. Wiyóth kw'es ew hiyuth'ósetsó tútl'ó.
Yes. He's always just fooling around.
A
Ts'átsel ew qéyqel tútl'ó!
He's really no good!

Qwú:lqwelqweltel 14B

A
Wiyóth kw'es qwíqweláts the Máli
Mary is always gossiping.
B
Tsel lhq'él:exw. Wiyóth kw'es ew mámeth'elqéylems, t'ó:t'.
I know. She's always telling lies, too, the poor thing.
A
Á:'a. Qe tsel ts'lhá:met kw'ses s'ú:met thú:tl'ó.
Yes. And I heard that she's lazy.
B
Ts'átse'l ew qéyqel thútl'ó!
She's really no good!

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Full Lesson Audio S14- Vocabulary, phrases, and Dialogues

Audio Halq'eméylem English
X̲éte te Chól kw'es láms the Máli. ( John said that Mary went.
X̲éte te Chól kw'ses mámeth'elqéylem. John said that he/she was lying.
X̲éte te Chól kw'as mámeth'elqéylem. John said that you were lying.
X̲éte te Chól kw'els mámeth'elqéylem. John said that I was lying.
X̲éte te Chól kw'es mámeth'elqéylemtset. John said that we were lying.
X̲éte te Chól kw'as mámeth'elqéylemelép. John said that you guys were lying.
Tsel ts'lhá:met kw'es láms the Máli. I heard that Mary went.
Wiyóth kw'es qwíqweláts the Máli Mary is always gossiping.
Wiyóth kw'es íts'els te Chól. Ts'áts'el ew s'ú:met. John is always being lazy. He's really a lazy person.
Tsel lhq'él:exw. Wiyóth kw'es ew mámeth'elqéylems, t'ó:t'. I know. She's always telling lies, too, the poor thing.
Á:'a. Wiyóth kw'es ew hiyuth'ósetsó tútl'ó. Yes. He's always just fooling around.
Ts'átsel ew qéyqel tútl'ó! He's really no good!
Á:'a. Qe tsel ts'lhá:met kw'ses s'ú:met thú:tl'ó. Yes. And I heard that she's lazy.
Ts'átse'l ew qéyqel thútl'ó! She's really no good!

Differences Between The Patterns

Linguists have not been able to find any meaning difference between the two patterns. Nor does it appear to be a dialect difference, since the same speaker will sometimes use one pattern, sometimes the other.


Possibly there is some subtle difference in meaning that is yet to be identified, but from what we know now, the patterns are simply interchangeable. 

That He (Pattern One: Kw'ses)

To say that he (or that she, that it, etc.) in Halq'eméylem, you can use the word kw'ses. Here are some examples: 


(1) (a) Éy kw'ses lám.

Good that-he go

= It's good that he goes/went.


(b) Skwá:y kw'ses lám.

Impossible that-he go

= He can't go.


Kw'ses doesn't itself distinguish the sex of the person, so the sentences in (1) above could equally well be understood to mean It's good that she/it went and She/it can't go, too. If you want to clearly distinguish who it is that went, you can add tútl'ó, thútl'ó, or a separate noun at the end of the sentence (note that kw'ses is still required, in all cases): 


(2) (a) Éy kw'ses lám tútl'ó.

It's good that he goes/went.


(b) Éy kw'ses lám thútl'ó.

It's good that she goes/went. 


(c) Éy kw'ses lám te swíyeqe.

It's good that the man goes/went.

That He (Pattern Two: -s on Verb)

There is also a second, slightly different, way to say that he in Halq'eméylem. For this second pattern, what you do is just say kw'es (rather than kw'ses), and then you add an extra s-ending onto the verb. For example:


3) (a) Éy kw'es láms.

Good that goes

= It's good that he goes/went.


(b) Skwá:y kw'es láms.

Impossible that goes

= He can't go.


One way to think of it is that that he always requires an extra -s somewhere: you can put it on kw'es (that) to make kw'ses, or you can put the -s onto the verb, as in the examples here.


This pattern also can be understood as that she or that it. Thus (3a) could be understood in context. as It's good that she goes/went or It's good that it goes/went. Again, with this pattern, you can specify exactly who did it by adding tútl'ó, thútl'ó, or a separate noun: 


(4) (a) Éy kw'es láms tútl'ó.

It's good that he goes/went.


(b) Éy kw'es láms thútl'ó.

It's good that she goes/went.


(c) Éy kw'es láms te swíyeqe.

It's good that the man goes/went.

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