Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: Legend of caterpillar woman

hal: smímex̲alh
english: caterpillars

hal: mestíyexw
english: person

hal: tl'etl'ítel
english: to love one another

hal: q'ó:y
english: to die

hal: ehó:t
english: wrap someone up, wrap something up

hal: sx̲wéqw'lhelh
english: scarf, neckerchief

hal: iyóthet
english: to start

hal: x̲á:m
english: to cry

hal: smímeyáth
english: butterfly

hal: qwálstexw
english: talk to someone (intentionally)

hal: skw'exó:s
english: month, moon

hal: st'elákw'
english: a circle

hal: tiqxálem
english: take a step

hal: sq'ó
english: together with, along with, companion

hal: th'éx̲wmet
english: to feel sorry for him/her, pity someone

hal: tesós
english: to suffer, have a hard time, poor, unfortunate

hal: sx̲wíythi
english: picture, carved pole

hal: hélem
english: be going, be on one's way

hal: Kwulhíthelh ílh ts’e li ye smímex̲álh mestíyexw.
english: A long time ago here were two caterpillar people

hal: Ólu tl’atl’ítel yutl’ólem.
english: They loved each other very much

hal: Léts’e swáyel tl’osú q’oy te smímex̲álh.
english: One day the caterpillar man died.

hal: The smímex̲álh mékw’ethet thutl’ó.
english: The caterpillar woman kissed him

hal: Ewéta ew lheq’élexwes wa xwe’ítes.
english: She just didn’t know what to do.

hal: Ew éwe stl’íses kw’es sq’ós kw’e wátes.
english: She didn’t want to be with (around) anybody.

hal: Éwe stl’íses kw’es qwálstexwes kw’e wátes.
english: She didn’t want to talk to anybody.

hal: Ehóthet te sx̱elhwílhs ste’á kw’e sxwéqw'lhelh.
english: She wrapped her hurt around herself like a scarf

hal: Qesu iyóthet í:mex thútl’ó.
english: And so she started to walk.

hal: Opel qes te isále skw’exós kw’es ye í:mexs thútl’o.
english: She walked for twelve months.

hal: Ye x̱am kw’eses ye í:mexs thútl’o.
english: She kept crying while she was walking.

hal: Tl’ó kw’es stelákw’ te témexw…
english: Because the earth is round…

hal: … osu xwelí te ílh we ó’o shxw’iyóthets thútl’o.
english: … she came to the place where she started

hal: Mi kw’áts te chíchelh siyám.
english: The high spirit saw her.

hal: Qésu ts’éxwmetem thútl’o qésu thet:
english: And he pitied her and he said this:

hal: “Ólu hith kw’es tesós.
english: “It is too long that she has been unfortunate/poor/suffering.

hal: Le tes kw’s iyólems…
english: It has come that it’s the time (it is right)…

hal: …kw’es tiqxálem xwelá kw’e x̱aws témexwómex…
english: …thate she take a step towards a new looking world…

hal: …x̱áws témexw shxw’íyómex.“
english: …a new world, beautiful looking.”

hal: Themá kw’s lhéqw’tsesem te chíchelh siyám.
english: Creator clapped his hands twice.

hal: Qesu iyáqthet thútl’o la xwe smimeyáth.
english: And so she changed into a butterfly.

hal: Tl’ó kwes st’á i ye xwélmexw…
english: That is why with Indigenous people…

hal: … te sxwíthis te smimeyáth…
english: …the image of a butterfly…

hal: … kw’esu hélems cha o.
english: is for eternal life (is for that it will keep going on)