Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: Story of hunting and naming

hal: há:we
english: go hunting

hal: chxélcha
english: to catch it (fish, animal)

hal: íkw'et
english: to throw something away, to throw it away

hal: kw'ítset
english: butcher it, cut it up

hal: xwe'í
english: arrive, come here

hal: óxwest
english: to give something to someone

hal: álhtel
english: to eat, eat

hal: qéx̲
english: much, many, a lot

hal: x̲et'e
english: be saying, say

hal: q'ólthet
english: return

hal: kwíxet
english: to read something, to name him/her

hal: úkw'
english: to run out, get finished, discard

hal: kwelát
english: get, have, hold

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

hal: Hálem
english: going

hal: Hema:mt
english: Giving it

hal: Tólt
english: To think about something

hal: íti     te  swíyeqe  qas  te   iyéysele    swíweles   mámeles.
english: There is a man and his two boys.

hal: Le  íwestes  kw'es   les háwe.
english: He showed them how to hunt.

hal: lam     yutl'ólem  .
english: So they went

hal: qésu    me     chxélcha    te tl'elqtéle
english: and they got a catch of deer.

hal: kw'ítsetes   te  tl'elqtéle sxélches.
english: …they cut up their deer harvest.

hal: "kw'e xwe'ítstexw tset cha kwa?"
english: 'What are we going to do with it?

hal: Kw'ay kw'as  u kwelám o," xétstexwes.
english: You can’t keep any, he told them.

hal: "Lachxw   mamt   lam   te   siyelólexwe".
english: “You have to give it away to the Elders.”

hal: “ qex   syóystset  qe  tset   ew   lam  ò   íkw'et"
english: Our work was lots, but we have to give it away.'

hal: hálem  qesu  ley  hemámt    yutl'lólem.
english: They went, and then they gave it all away.

hal: xwa   qe  lay  ukw'    te   tl'eqtéle.
english: So the deer ran out

hal: osu   xwe'í   q'ólthet.
english: So they returned home

hal: Osu thet the tals:
english: And so their mother said:

hal: iyólem  kw'es  kwíxetset.
english: it would be good if we named them

hal: óxwestset  kw'es xwlémexwelh skwixs te   mámeletset.
english: We give our children an Indian name

hal: La kw'átsetes   álhtel   the siyólexwe   slháli.
english: they went to see an old woman

hal: petámetes "we is iyólem kw'as máythóx”?
english: She asked her: “would it be alright if you helped us”

hal: Tl'i kw'els kwíxet thel swóweles l'mámele.
english: I want to name my boys, my kids

hal: emét thútl'ò slháli, osu tóltes.
english: the woman sat down, and she thought about it.

hal: kweléxwes te yéysele skwix.
english: She found two names

hal: osu óxwestes.
english: and she gave them to her.

hal: tl'ósu lam t'okw' thútl'ò.
english: She returned home.

hal: osu thétstexwes te mámeles:
english: and she told her children

hal: “tsel kwélexw kw'e skwíx els óxwelstole.”
english: “I found two names that I am giving you.”

hal: osu ey kw'es sqwálewels yutl'ólem.
english: And so they were very happy (glad were their feelings)