- 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 S'í:wes' 30: Xóxelhmettsel te Sqáqele - 30: I'm Looking after the Baby
Qwú:lqwelqweltel 30A
Qwú:lqwelqweltel 30B
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| Qelqelí:lthet tel méle. | My child dirtied himself. | |
| Qelqelí:lthet tel mímele. | My little child dirtied himself. | |
| X̲á:m te sqáqele. | The baby is crying. | |
| X̲íx̲á:m te sqáqele. | The baby is crying a little. | |
| Yewá:l máxt te lhéqw sq'éltel. Th'ex̲wót te sqáqele, qesu pélpelqwt. | First take off the wet diaper for him. Dry the baby and, powder him. | |
| A. Máxtselcha te lhéqw sqelálh. Kwút te sí:l qesu th'ex̲wót te sqáqele qeyálhas kwút te ts'íyx̲w sqelálh. Esu pélpelqwt esu was mis qw'elqw'él te slhílhets. | I'm going to take off the wet diaper. Take a cloth and wash the baby before you take the dry diaper.Then powder him so that his little bum doesn't get a rash. | |
| Éy! Iyólem kw'els iyáqelht te sqáqele. | Great! I can change the baby! | |
| Éy! Lheq'él:exwtselcha kw'els xólhmet te sqáqele! | Great! Now I will know how to look after a baby! |
Little' Doubling
If you double the first consonant and vowel in a Halq'eméylem word (ignoring s- , which is usually just a marker that the word is a noun), and then make the first vowel into an i sound, the result can often be used to mean 'little...'.
The process is not completely predictable, and sometimes other unpredictable changes are made in addition to the basic doubling and insertion of i; however, very many words are built around this basic pattern. Here are some examples (including some that have additional unpredictable changes).
(1) xwélmexw [Root word = 'First Nations Person']
xwéxwelmexw [Double first consonant and vowel]
xwíxwelmexw [Make vowel an i ]
Result ='Little 1st Nations Person']
(2) méle [Root word = 'child']
mémele [Double first consonant and vowel]
mímele [Make vowel an i]
Result = 'Little Child'
(3) sqwemá:y [Root word = 'Dog']
sqweqwemá:y [Double first consonant and vowel (ignoring the 's']
sqwíqwemáy [Make vowel an i] sqwíqwemáy [Additional unpredictable change, a: --> a]
Result = 'Little Dog, Puppy' (
4) theqát [Root word = 'Tree']
thetheqát [Double first consonant and vowel]
thítheqát [Make vowel an i]
thítheqet [Additional unpredictable change, a --> e in last vowel]
Result ='Little tree'
Because some forms for little... are irregular, and because even the fairly regular forms sometimes include additional unpredictable changes, you often have to learn the little... version for the word separately. However, knowing this pattern will help you to learn the form much more easily, in most cases.