Title: Halq'eméylem / Story: Chipmunk

hal: tl'íw
english: to run away

hal: thét
english: to say it, say (tr.)

hal: spá:th
english: bear

hal: tl'ékw'el
english: to go out (of a fire, flame)

hal: léwe
english: you sg. (predicative), it's you

hal: ímet
english: step on it

hal: ó:met
english: to sit down

hal: x̲ex̲p'í:tsel
english: chipmunk

hal: ts'q'éyx̲
english: black

hal: qe
english: and, or, but

hal: qelát
english: more, again

hal: qéx̲
english: much, many, a lot

hal: swí:qe
english: man, male (creature or plant)

hal: x̲et'e
english: be saying, say

hal: p'éq'
english: white

hal: qélstexw
english: dislike (him/her)

hal: xwá:lx
english: to hoist it up, lift it up

hal: smámelet
english: mountain

hal: sqwéth'elh
english: squirrel

hal: thétstexw
english: tell him/her/it

hal: thá:yt
english: preparing, fixing, making something

hal: tl'xwtl'xwéleq
english: to win

hal: wáyeles
english: tomorrow

hal: híkw
english: big

hal: syó:ys
english: work (the thing)

hal: ólmetsel
english: to wait around, to wait

hal: swáyel
english: day, sky, weather

hal: sle'ólwelh
english: on the other side of, other side

hal: ta'áltha
english: I, me (emphatic)

hal: wiyóth
english: always

hal: q'oyí:ts
english: elk

hal: íx̲et
english: scrape it, erase it

hal: tlowáyel
english: today

hal: x̲tá
english: to do, do this

hal: xwa
english: to become

hal: sí:simet
english: be scared of something

hal: kwút
english: take (it), to get (tr.)

hal: xwoyí:wel
english: happy

hal: xwíy
english: awake / wake up, awaken

hal: ew
english: again

hal: imexósem
english: walk around, go for a walk

hal: cháléx
english: hand

hal: lép'ex
english: to eat (it)

hal: látelh
english: morning

hal: skw'á:y
english: can't, can't be, impossible

hal: chél:exw
english: to catch up with someone

hal: iyóqthet
english: change oneself

hal: tskwímel
english: turn red

hal: lóy
english: only, just, be only

hal: mékw'stám
english: everything

hal: syó:qwem
english: sun

hal: óqwelets
english: back, backside

hal: t'át
english: to try something, taste something, attempt something

hal: sméyeth
english: meat

hal: thát
english: dark

hal: tu
english: a little, a bit like, slightly

hal: x̲wemxálem
english: to run

hal: taléwe
english: you (sg.) (referential)

hal: x̲éyp'
english: get scratched

hal: iyólem
english: okay, alright

hal: kw'étslexw
english: to see him/her/it, catch sight of something/someone

hal: axwí:l
english: small, little, a little bit

hal: the'ít
english: true

hal: x̲élh
english: to get hurt

hal: Q'oyí:ts
english: moose

hal: á:y
english: keep on going, keep going, continue

hal: eyém
english: strong

hal: á:yél
english: go away, leave

hal: La í:mexyosem te spáth tlowáyel.
english: Bear is going out for a walk today.

hal: "O te á'althe yeláwel híkw, yeláwel híkw kw'e sméyeth kw'els á:y, qésu mékw'stám éy el syóyes."
english: “Oh I'm the biggest!” he brags, “I’m the mightiest of the animals there is, and I do all of my work well!”

hal: "Lí ew the'ít kw'as" x̲ét'e "kw'as qéx̲ kw'e mékw'stam el syóyes?" thétstem te sqwéth'elh.
english: "Is it really true" Squirrel asked him "that you can do anything that you want to do?"

hal: "Li ew the'ít kw'as" x̲et'e "kw'as lóy se teléwe híkw, híkw íyém swíyeqe?" x̲et'e te sqwéth'elh.
english: "Is it really true that you alone are mighty, a mighty strong male?”, Squirrel asked

hal: "Ew the'ít" xét'e te spáth "mékw'stám el skwóyx̲thet wiyóth kw'els (e?) tháyt te mékw'stám"
english: “It really is true”, responded Bear. “Whatever I want to do, I do.”

hal: Osu thét te sqwéth'elh "Wa is iyólem kw'as thétstexw te syóqwem kw'es ewes mes pelékw wewáyeles?" thétstem tútl'o.
english: So Squirrel said: "Would it be alright if you told the sun not to come out tomorrow?"

hal: "Ewe tsel t'átal kw'els x̲tá tethá" x̲ét'e te spáth, "qe cha iyólem kw'els t'át wáyeles" x̲ét'e".Osu kw'átsetes te spáth te syóqwem qesu thétstexwes: "Ewe chexw méxw pelékw wewáyeles!" x̲ét'estexwes.
english: "I haven't tried anything like that before” said Bear, “but I'm going to try tomorrow." And Bear looked out at the sun, and he told it: "Don't you come out tomorrow!”

hal: Osu kw'átsetes te spáth te syóqwem qesu thétstexwes "Ewe chexw méxw pelékw wewáyeles!" x̲ét'estexwes.
english: And Bear looked out at the sun, and he told it: "Don't you come out tomorrow!”

hal: "Lí chéxw kw'éts..." thét te spáth, "lí chéxw kw'étslexw te syóqwem ulh la sísemethóxes ulh la tl'ékw'el láy... osu la se tl'ékw'el tloqáys," thétstexwes te sqwéth'elh.
english: "Do you see", said Bear "do you see, the sun is scared of me, it's going to go out, it’s going to go out now!" he bragged to Squirrel.

hal: Osu thét te sqwéth'elh "li cha me pelékw te syóqwem wewáyeles?" x̲ét'estexwes te spáth.
english: Squirrel wanted to confirm with Bear "Is the sun gonna come out tomorrow?"

hal: Osu thét te spáth "Kw'áy... Ewe mis pelékw te syóqwem wáyeles" x̲et'estexwes te sqwéth'elh.
english: And so Bear responded, "It won't be… No, the sun is NOT going to come out tomorrow", he told Squirrel.

hal: Ó:met yutl'ólem li te thát. Thát o te swáyel. Osu, ólmets tes mes cha pelékw te syóqwem.
english: They sat there in the dark. The sky was just dark. They sat there, waiting for the sun to appear.

hal: Osu thét te sqwéth'elh "le cha pelékw wewáyeles te syóqwem", x̲ét'e.
english: Squirrel was sure: “The sun is definitely going to come out tomorrow”, he said.

hal: Osu thét te spáth "Éwe mis pelékw te syóqwem wewáyeles, tsél tl'xwéleq'" xét'e tútl'o, thétstexwes te sqwéth'elh.
english: So Bear responded: "The sun is NOT going to come out tomorrow, and I win", he said to Squirrel.

hal: Osu ó:met yutl'ólem, ólmetsel, osu me xwe'í tethá te q'oyíts, o me ólmetsel.
english: And they kept sitting, and waiting. Moose came along, he started waiting too.

hal: Osu tu ó:met yutl'ólem, ólmetsel. Osu o me o pelékw te sqweláw.
english: They were just all sitting there, waiting, when Beaver also showed up!

hal: Osu tu ó:met yutl'ólem qe ulh xwe'í tethá te pípehó:m.
english: They're all just sitting there, and then Frog came along.

hal: Osu i tethá kw'es totílthets yutl'ólem, mékw' kw'es ólmetsels, tl'os cha wat kw'e ye tl'xwéleq xét'estexwes tl'os te spáth qe we tl'os te sqwéth'elh.
english: All of them sat there thinking, waiting, wondering who is gonna win – was it going to be Bear or was it going to be Squirrel?!

hal: Kwá'tsetes te smámelet yutl'ólem ulh me.. ulh me kwímel, kwímel te sle'ólwelh te smámelet. Chúlh me tu pelékw te syóqwem.
english: They all looked at the mountain, and it started…. it started to get red! It was getting red on the other side of the mountain. The sun was going to rise pretty soon!

hal: Osu thét te sqwéth'elh "Ulh me pelékw te syóqwem, ulh me... mi pepelékw te syóqwem" x̲et'e tútl'o.
english: So Squirrel piped up: "The sun is starting rise, it's rising!"

hal: Osu thétstexwes te sqwéth'elh "Ewe mis pelékw" x̲ét'e “te syóqwem tlowáyel!"
english: "The sun is definitely NOT going to come out today!” Bear told Squirrel.

hal: O qesu the'ít me pelékw te syóqwem, i tethá kw'es ó:mets yutl'ólem.
english: Oh, but it was really true that the sun started rising, while they were sitting there waiting.

hal: Ó:met o te spáth, x̲éx̲elh te sqwálewels.
english: Bear was just sitting there feeling very sorry for himself.

hal: Osu xwoyíwel mékw' ye ew smémiyeth pelékw te syóqwem. Lóy o te spáth x̲éx̲eylh te sqwálewels.
english: All the other animals are just so happy that the sun rose. Only Bear is feeling very sad.

hal: Mékw' ye ew li kw'e smémiyeth. Xwoíywel yutl'ólem. Qe lóy o te spáth x̲éx̲eylh te sqwálewels.
english: All the other animals are there, happy, all but Bear, who's feeling just very sorry for himself.

hal: Osu thétstexwes te spáth "Me pelékw te syóqwem, me pelékw te syóqwem" x̲ét'e te sqw'éth'elh.
english: Then Squirrel bragged to Bear: "The sun is rising, the sun is coming out!"

hal: Tl'o yeláwel xwoyíwel te sqw'éth'elh. "Me pelékw" x̲ét'e "Me pelékw te syóqwem!"
english: Squirrel is really pleased, saying over and over: "It’s out! The sun is out!"

hal: Osu ts'tl'emétem, ts'tl'emétem te sqw'éth'elh te spáth, osu ímetem tútl'o.
english: And then Bear jumped, he jumped on Squirrel, and he just stepped on him.

hal: Osu thét te spáth "Ew me pelékw te syóqwem. O cha su hóys me pelékw tloqáys"" x̲et'estexwes te sqw'éth'elh.
english: Bear growled "Yes, the sun came up, but it's going to stop, it won’t be rising any more today."

hal: Osu thét te spáth "O tsel su lép'exome" x̲ét'estexwes te sqw'éth'elh.
english: And Bear continued to tell squirrel "Oh, now I can eat you!"

hal: "We is iyólem kw'as xwálx ta' chálex qeyl tsels... olsu thétsthóme kw'els e x̲élh te sqwálewel kw'els e thétsthome" thétstexwes te spáth.
english: Squirrel asked Bear: "Would it be alright if you lift up your paws from on top of me, so then I can tell you that I'm sorry that I told you that?"

hal: Osu xwálxes te chálexs te spáth. Tu axwíl o kw'ses xwálxes. Osu la tl'íw te sqw'éth'elh.
english: So Bear lifted up his paws. He lifted them just a little bit. And promptly, Squirrel escaped.

hal: Le xwemxálem. Osu íx̲etem, íx̲etem tútl'o. Osu le xwa me pelékw te tsq'éyx̲ qas te p'éq' li te éqwelets.
english: He went running! But he had gotten scratched, he got scratched by Bear. A black and white stripe had appeared on his back.

hal: Osu chélem o tútl'o te spáth, chélemléxwes tútl'o.
english: But Bear caught up to him again, and he managed to catch him.

hal: Qesu ew qelát o kwútes la te éqwelets.
english: And he grabbed him again on the back.

hal: O la áyelomet tútl'o sqw'éth'elh os ew chélem o te, chélem te spáth, qe sew qelát o x̲éyp'etem i te éqwelets.
english: Oh, but Squirrel just got away again! He got away from the bear, but he also got scratched again on the back.

hal: Osu la áyelomet te sqw'éthelh qesu... os ew qelát o la x̲éyp'etem... te spáth qesu la xwa, xwa lhíxw te sx̲éyx̲ep' li te éqwelets.
english: And Squirrel got away again, and again Bear caught up to him and scratched him. Three marks have now appreard on his back.

hal: Osu le iyóqthet te sqw'éth'elh. Osu le xwa x̲ex̲p'ítsel tloqáys. Iyóqthet te sqw'éth'elh
english: And so the squirrel had changed. He has become Chipmunk now. Squirrel changed.

hal: Osu mékw' látelh kw'es ew xwís te x̲ex̲p'ítsel qesu t'ílems: "Me pelékw te syóqwem! Me pelékw te syóqwem!" x̲ét'e.
english: And evere morning Chipmunk gets up early in the morning, and sings: "The sun is rising! The sun is rising!"

hal: Osu thét te spáth "Qélstexw tsel tethá x̲ex̲p'ítsel" x̲ét'e te spáth. "mékw's wiyóth sew t'ít'elem" x̲ét'e 'me pelékw te syóqwem!'
english: Bear though, he says: "I don't like that chipmunk,” he says “because he's always singing "the sun’s is rising!"