- 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' 33: Lí Petámethó:me? - 33: Did He Ask You?
Qwú:lqwelqweltel 33A
Qwú:lqwelqweltel 33B
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| Petámethálém. | Somebody asked me/I was asked. | |
| Éy kw'es áxwethó:m tl' Chól te s'álhtel. | It's good that John gave you some food. | |
| Petámethó:m. | Somebody asked you./You were asked. | |
| Petámetem. | Somebody asked him/He was asked. | |
| Éy kw'es áxwetólém tl' Chól te s'álhtel. | It's good that John gave you guys some food. | |
| Lí petámethó:m kw'e wátes kwes lám te sqw'eyilex? | Did somebody ask you to go to the dance? | |
| Tsel ts'lhá:met kw'ses petámethó:m te Chól kwes lám te sqw'e'íylex. | I heard that John asked you to go to the dance. | |
| Éwe. Ewéte kw'e tewát petámethóyx. | No. I wasn't asked by anybody. | |
| Éwe is petámethóxes. Tsel sta'á:wel kwes tl'ós teléwe petámetes. | He didn't ask me. I thought it was you that he asked. | |
| Éy t'wa is láte luwe we kw'e petámetes. | It would have been good if he had asked you. | |
| Éy t'wa is elh petámethó:m tl' Chól. | It would have been good if John had asked you. |
The 'He can't VERB you' Law
In Halq'eméylem, it is impossible to use the regular -óme ending (which means you as the receiver of an action) when the doer in the sentence is he/she/it, or a separate noun. The elders consistently reject or correct all such sentences. For example, the following are NOT correct Halq'eméylem:
(1) (a) NOT CORRECT: Petámethómes tútl'ó.
(b) NOT CORRECT: Íwesthómes te swíyeqe.
(c) NOT CORRECT: Íwesthómes
To express the meaning 'He VERBED you', you must use an indirect phrasing. The usual way to create such an indirect way of saying it is to use the -ó:m ending, and create sentences of the form You were VERBED by him. For example:
(2) (a) Petámethó:m.
He asked you ( literally 'You were asked')
(b) Petámethó:m te swíyeqe.
The man asked you ( literally 'You were asked by the man')
(c) Petámethó:m tl' Chól.
John asked you ( literally 'You were asked by the man')
Extra -et Ending Added For 'That I...'
When you say It's good that I was VERBED, you add an extra -et ending onto - álém, to make -álemét. For example, note the extra -et ending in the (b) sentence, below:
(2) (a) Íwesthálém. (b) Éy kw'eses íwesthálémet.
I was taught. It's good that I was taught.
This extra -et ending appears on -álém in all 'embedded' sentence constructions, including those with skw'á:y, iyólem, and so forth. For example:
(3) (a) Íwesthálém. (b) Iyólem kw'ses íwesthálém.
I was taught. It's alright that I was taught.
(c) Íwesthálém. (d) Skw'á:y kw'ses íwesthóxes.
I was taught. I can't be taught.
The same -et or -t ending appears also with -ó:m, -em, and -ólém. Here are some examples with those other endings. Note how an extra -et ending is added in each case.
(4) (a) Íwesthó:m. (b) Éy kw'es íwesthó:m.
You were taught. It's good that you were taught.
(c) Íwestem. (d) Éy kw'es íwestem.
He/She was taught. It's good that he/she was taught.
(e) Íwestólém. (f) Éy kw'es íwestólém.
You folks were taught. It's good that you folks were taught.