- 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
Sx̲wox̲wiyams te x̲als qes te lhxwale siyam - Legend of X̱als and the tree chiefs
Set 1
Te x̲ax̲a shxwelí x̲als…
the sacred life.spirit x̱als
The great spirit X̱als
…e leq'áleqel lhe'a te témexw tset.
aux travel.he around the land our
he travelled around on our land.
í'westes yelo lhexwále si:yá:m…
teach.it.he those three leaders
He taught these three leaders…
... kw'es x̲éx̲éyeltes te Halq'eméylem.
that.they are.writing.it.they the Halq'eméylem
…to write Halq’eméylem
Qesu iyólems í'westes...
and.so can.they teach.it.they
So they can teach it.
Qe éwe lísi x̲tá yutl'ólem
but not aux.it do.like.that they
But they didn’t do that.
Su la xwa smelmílt yutl'ólem.
so aux become stones they
They became stone.
Set 2
ste'á te Sithikwi.
like the Jesus
like Jesus.
…mekw' ye mestíyexw …
all the people
…. all the people…
…kw'es x̲éyltes te sqwéltels.
that.they write.it the language.their
…to write their language.
Tl'osu kwthátem o su la x̲á:ytem...
it's.so they.were.heaped just so aux pile
So they were heaped into a pile.
Tl'ósu ukw'ólems te slheq'elómets.
it's.that.so throw.away the knowledge.their
And so they lost that knowledge.
Set 3
Tl'o kw'es éwe lisi ste'ástexwes...
because not aux.it make.it.like.that.they
Because they didn’t do it…
…kw'es í'westes kw'e mekw'wát…
that.they teach.it.they the everyone
…to teach everybody…
...kw'es x̲éyltes te sqwéltels..
...to write their language.
tl'ósu iyólem kw'es mis ye halts'ómexw…
it's.so can that.they come the different.people
so then different people could come.
kw'etxwáls mekw' te slheq'lómets ye xwelxwílmexw.
take.it.away all the knowledge (from) the Indigenous people
They took all the knowledge from Indigenous people.
Tl'o kwe e'éwe kw'es tóltes...
Because they couldn’t learn...
...kw'es x̲éyltes te sqwéltels..
...to write their language.
Full Story
Te x̲ax̲a shxwelí x̲als…
the sacred life.spirit x̱als
The great spirit X̱als
…e leq'áleqel lhe'a te témexw tset.
aux travel.he around the land our
he travelled around on our land.
ste'á te Sithikwi.
like the Jesus
like Jesus.
í'westes yelo lhexwále si:yá:m…
teach.it.he those three leaders
He taught these three leaders…
... kw'es x̲éx̲éyeltes te Halq'eméylem.
that.they are.writing.it.they the Halq'eméylem
…to write Halq’eméylem
Qesu iyólems í'westes...
and.so can.they teach.it.they
So they can teach it.
…mekw' ye mestíyexw …
all the people
…. all the people…
…kw'es x̲éyltes te sqwéltels.
that.they write.it the language.their
…to write their language.
Qe éwe lísi x̲tá yutl'ólem
but not aux.it do.like.that they
But they didn’t do that.
Tl'osu kwthátem o su la x̲á:ytem...
it's.so they.were.heaped just so aux pile
So they were heaped into a pile.
Su la xwa smelmílt yutl'ólem.
so aux become stones they
They became stone.
Tl'o kw'es éwe lisi ste'ástexwes...
because not aux.it make.it.like.that.they
Because they didn’t do it…
…kw'es í'westes kw'e mekw'wát…
that.they teach.it.they the everyone
…to teach everybody…
…kw'es xéyltes te sqwéltels.
…to write their language.
Kw'es éwe lísi x̲tá…
that.they no aux do.like.that
And because they didn’t do that…
tl'ósu iyólem kw'es mis ye halts'ómexw…
it's.so can that.they come the different.people
so then different people could come.
kw'etxwáls mekw' te slheq'lómets ye xwelxwílmexw.
take.it.away all the knowledge (from) the Indigenous people
They took all the knowledge from Indigenous people.
Tl'o kwe e'éwe kw'es tóltes...
Because they couldn’t learn...
...kw'es x̲éyltes te sqwéltels..
...to write their language.
Tl'ósu ukw'ólems te slheq'elómets.
it's.that.so throw.away the knowledge.their
And so they lost that knowledge.
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| xwélmexw | First Nations person | |
| síthikwi | Jesus | |
| x̲á:ls | transformer | |
| íwest | to teach, guide someone | |
| x̲éyt | transform s-th/s-o, change s-th/s-o | |
| kwthát | to pile it up | |
| lhe'á | go through (somewhere), go via (somewhere), go by way of | |
| sqwéltel | language | |
| x̲tá | to do, do this | |
| úkw' | to run out, get finished, discard | |
| x̲ex̲éylt | writing it, writing something | |
| smelmált | lots of rocks | |
| x̲ax̲a | sacred, holy, taboo | |
| shxwelí | spirit, life spirit , soul, spirit of a living person | |
| slheq’lómets | knowledge |
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