- Sx̲wōx̲wiyáms te qeltós x̲ótsa
- Sx̲wōx̲wiyáms te skw'ékw'qáq
- Sx̲wox̲wiyams te x̲alpeyelhp
- Sx̲wox̲wiyams te x̲als qes te lhxwale siyam
- Sqwelqwels te q'éwet
- Sqwélqwels te háwe qes kwexáls
- Sx̱wox̱wiyáms the Th'éx̱wiya
- Sx̱wox̱wiyáms the smímex̲álh
- thaytes te A:yeqels te lets’lots’tel sth’oleqwi
Sx̲wōx̲wiyáms te qeltós x̲ótsa - Legend of Cultus Lake
Set 1
Welís wōqw' kw'e wátes líte Qeltós x̲ótsa...
if-they drown the someone in.the cultus lake...
When someone drowned in Cultus lake...
ewéta kw'e kwélexw kw'e wōqw'.
(it was) nobody who get the.ones drowned.
nobody could get the ones who drowned.
Li te swíyqe e'kwelkwálekw lis xwe'ít.
there (was) a man the murders what is happening (with them)
There was a man that was wondering about these murders
Q'epétes mekw' te stetláms tútl'o.
gathered.it all the equipment.his he
He gathered up all his equipment
La tes te s'athelets tl'osu télexwes
went approach the bottom and.so he found it out
He approached the bottom and he discovered it
kw'es tl'o te ts'q'éyx̲ spath e'helpex yutl'ólem.
that.it was the black bear eating them
that it was a black bear eating them up.
Set 2
Lis la kw'il swáyel...
is.it go how.many days
Usually a few days pass..
....qesu me p'ekw te spoleqwíth'a.
and.so come float the corpses
...and the corpses float up.
Ewéta lheq'élexwes kw'ewát ses wel thexw
never found.it.out.they any.one about.them still disappeard
Nobody figured out the disappearances
Tl'osu lam télexwes...
it's.so went.he find.it.out.he
and so he went to find out ...
...lis xwe'ít ses thexw ye la wōqw'
...what.is happening with.them disappeared they went drown.
...the cause of these missing drowned ones.
Set 3
Qe éwelh me p'ekw kw'e la wōqw'.
but never come floating the gone drowned.
But the ones who drowned never float up.
Osu la te s'áthelets te x̲ótsa.
so went.he (to) the bottom.of the lake
so he went to the bottom of the lake.
Tl'os éwelh xókw'em ye mestíyexw...
that's why never bathe the people
And this is why people never bathe...
...lite Qeltós x̲ótsa .
there.the cultus lake
... in Cultus lake.
Cultus Lake- Full Story
Welís wōqw' kw'e wátes líte Qeltós x̲ótsa...
if-they drown the someone in.the cultus lake...
When someone drowned in Cultus lake...
ewéta kw'e kwélexw kw'e wōqw'.
(it was) nobody who get the.ones drowned.
nobody could get the ones who drowned.
Lis la kw'il swáyel...
is.it go how.many days
Usually a few days pass..
....qesu me p'ekw te spoleqwíth'a.
and.so come float the corpses
...and the corpses float up.
Qe éwelh me p'ekw kw'e la wōqw'.
but never come floating the gone drowned.
But the ones who drowned never float up.
Ewéta lheq'élexwes kw'ewát ses wel thexw
never found.it.out.they any.one about.them still disappeard
Nobody figured out the disappearances
Li te swíyqe e'kwelkwálekw lis xwe'ít.
there (was) a man the murders what is happening (with them)
There was a man that was wondering about these murders
Tl'osu lam télexwes...
it's.so went.he find.it.out.he
and so he went to find out ...
...lis xwe'ít ses thexw ye la wōqw'
...what.is happening with.them disappeared they went drown.
...the cause of these missing drowned ones.
Q'epétes mekw' te stetláms tútl'o.
gathered.it all the equipment.his he
He gathered up all his equipment
Osu la te s'áthelets te x̲ótsa.
so went.he (to) the bottom.of the lake
so he went to the bottom of the lake.
La tes te s'athelets tl'osu télexwes
went approach the bottom and.so he found it out
He approached the bottom and he discovered it
kw'es tl'o te ts'q'éyx̲ spath e'helpex yutl'ólem.
that.it was the black bear eating them
that it was a black bear eating them up.
Tl'os éwelh xókw'em ye mestíyexw...
that's why never bathe the people
And this is why people never bathe...
...lite Qeltós x̲ótsa .
there.the cultus lake
... in Cultus lake.
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| spoleqwíth'a | ghost, corpse | |
| kwélexw | to get, to have, to catch, to find | |
| tés | to approach, get to | |
| xó:kw'em | to take a bath, bathe oneself | |
| lhq'él:exw | to know (it) | |
| q'pét | gather s-th, pick up s-th (stuff that's scattered about), collect s-th, gather it up, pick them up | |
| théxw | dissappear, to dissappear | |
| p'ékw | to float, come up | |
| wōqw' | to drown, to drift downriver (also flood) | |
| tél:exw | find something out, to know something | |
| hálp'ex | eating something (short of a social meal) | |
| kwelkwáléws | murders, several murdered | |
| áthelets | bottom of water , bottom of waterfall, basket, anything. Atchelitz Village | |
| stetlám | equipment |
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| Welís wōqw' kw'e wátes líte Qeltós x̲ótsa... | When someone drowned in Cultus lake... | |
| ewéta kw'e kwélexw kw'e wōqw'. | nobody could get the ones who drowned. | |
| Li te swíyqe e'kwelkwálekw lis xwe'ít. | There was a man that was wondering about these murders | |
| Q'epétes mekw' te stetláms tútl'o. | He gathered up all his equipment | |
| La tes te s'athelets tl'osu télexwes | He approached the bottom and he discovered it | |
| kw'es tl'o te ts'q'éyx̲ spath e'helpex yutl'ólem. | that it was a black bear eating them up. | |
| Lis la kw'il swáyel... | Usually a few days pass.. | |
| ....qesu me p'ekw te spoleqwíth'a. | ...and the corpses float up. | |
| Ewéta lheq'élexwes kw'ewát ses wel thexw | Nobody figured out the disappearances | |
| Tl'osu lam télexwes... | and so he went to find out ... | |
| ...lis xwe'ít ses thexw ye la wōqw' | ...the cause of these missing drowned ones. | |
| Qe éwelh me p'ekw kw'e la wōqw'. | But the ones who drowned never float up. | |
| Osu la te s'áthelets te x̲ótsa. | so he went to the bottom of the lake. | |
| Tl'os éwelh xókw'em ye mestíyexw... | And this is why people never bathe... | |
| ...lite Qeltós x̲ótsa . | ... in Cultus lake. |
Cultus Lake is also known as swílhcha
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