- Sx̲wōx̲wiyáms te qeltós x̲ótsa
- Sx̲wōx̲wiyáms te skw'ékw'qáq
- Sx̲wox̲wiyams te x̲alpeyelhp
- Sx̲wox̲wiyams te x̲als qes te lhxwale siyam
- Sqwélqwels te q'éwet
- Kwélem te pékcha
- Sqwélqwels te háwe qes kwexáls
- Sx̱wox̱wiyáms the Th'éx̱wiya
- Sx̱wox̱wiyáms the smímex̲álh
- Totí:lttsel te Halq'eméylem
- Tháytes te Á:yeqels te lets’lóts’tel sth’óleqwi
- Sx̱wox̱wiyáms te stl'áleqem sth'óqwi
Sx̱wox̱wiyáms te stl'áleqem sth'óqwi - Story of the monster fish
Set 1
kwulhíthelh iwólem ye siwíyqe te hélme'als po:l.
A long time ago some men were playing soccer.
lólets'e telí ye siwíyqe la t'ítsem.
One of the men went swimming.
tl'o kwa kw'es úlh t'ítsem q'ólthet.
Anyways he began to swim back.
ewéta stíqlómets.
He never started moving
qe úlh mi la múx̱w te stl'áleqem sth'óqwi.
But a monster fish started to came up.
qesu méq'etem tútl'o.
And he was swallowed.
tl'ósu hélem mekw' ye siwíyqe.
And so all the men hurried
tl'ósu q'óytes yutl'ólem te sth'óqwi
And so they killed the fish
qesu kw'íts'etes yutl'ólem.
And they cut it (open).
lu xwel selíw te swiyqe.
Still inside was the man.
xwel ey o tútl'o.
He was still well.
Set 2
stetís te ílyethels te kw'ótl'kwa.
They were close to the edge of the ocean
la qwíx̱wetem te po:l xwelá te qo:.
They missed the ball, it went towards the water.
qesu walx cha tes ye siwíyqe te po:l.
And he threw it so it would get to the men.
súq'tes te sth'óqwi.
They looked for the fish
tóltes kw'e mekw' sxwe’íts kw’es kwélexwes.
They pondered every which way to catch it.
hókwexes te mála qas ye swéltel.
They used bait and nets
“qes hoy chap o ta' talh…
“And you finish it with your spears
...qas te ew sta:m hokwexap“
and all other things that you’re using”
Set 3
kwútes te po:l.
He grabbed the ball.
la xwelílses te po:l.
He got to the ball.
éwe lis ye híth qe úlh atslómet,
It wasn’t long before they heard it,
kwe mékw'wat líte st'elt'elōtexw.
everyone in the village.
la xwa ste'áwel kw’es ólu tl'éx̲w.
They thought that it’s too hard
qe yálh ses thet te lólets'e swíyqe kw’es lams la te qo.
but then one of the men said he would go into the water
qew emi cha o te sth'óqwi.
until the fish comes.
qe kw’e the'ít e'mílsem tútl'o te stl'áleqem sth'óqwi.
Sure enough the monster fish got close to him.
tl'ósu mi qw'ímetes mi te lha:lt.
They unloaded it when they came to land.
Full Story
kwulhíthelh iwólem ye siwíyqe te hélme'als po:l.
A long time ago some men were playing soccer.
stetís te ílyethels te kw'ótl'kwa.
They were close to the edge of the ocean
la qwíx̱wetem te po:l xwelá te qo:.
They missed the ball, it went towards the water.
lólets'e telí ye siwíyqe la t'ítsem.
One of the men went swimming.
kwútes te po:l.
He grabbed the ball.
la xwelílses te po:l.
He got to the ball.
qesu walx cha tes ye siwíyqe te po:l.
And he threw it so it would get to the men.
tl'o kwa kw'es úlh t'ítsem q'ólthet.
Anyways he began to swim back.
ewéta stíqlómets.
He never started moving
qe úlh mi la múx̱w te stl'áleqem sth'óqwi.
But a monster fish started to came up.
qesu méq'etem tútl'o.
And he was swallowed.
éwe lis ye híth qe úlh atslómet,
It wasn’t long before they heard it,
kwe mékw'wat líte st'elt'elōtexw.
everyone in the village.
tl'ósu hélem mekw' ye siwíyqe.
And so all the men hurried
súq'tes te sth'óqwi.
They looked for the fish
tóltes kw'e mekw' sxwe’íts kw’es kwélexwes.
They pondered every which way to catch it.
hókwexes te mála qas ye swéltel.
They used bait and nets
la xwa ste'áwel kw’es ólu tl'éx̲w.
They thought that it’s too hard
qe yálh ses thet te lólets'e swíyqe kw’es lams la te qo.
but then one of the men said he would go into the water
qew emi cha o te sth'óqwi.
until the fish comes.
“qes hoy chap o ta' talh…
“And you finish it with your spears
...qas te ew sta:m hokwexap“
and all other things that you’re using”
qe kw’e the'ít e'mílsem tútl'o te stl'áleqem sth'óqwi.
Sure enough the monster fish got close to him.
tl'ósu q'óytes yutl'ólem te sth'óqwi
And so they killed the fish
tl'ósu mi qw'ímetes mi te lha:lt.
They unloaded it when they came to land.
qesu kw'íts'etes yutl'ólem.
And they cut it (open).
lu xwel selíw te swiyqe.
Still inside was the man.
xwel ey o tútl'o.
He was still well.
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| helme'als pol | soccer | |
| tl'éx̲w | hard | |
| kw'ítset | butcher it, cut it up | |
| qwíx̲wet | to miss it (a shot) | |
| lhá:lt | to land s-th (from water) | |
| méq'et | to swallow it | |
| wálx | to throw it | |
| iliyéthels | edge of | |
| kw'ótl'kwa | ocean, salt water, sea | |
| tá:lh | spear | |
| qw'ímét | unload it (canoe,etc) | |
| swéltel | net | |
| má:la | to set bait, a bait for fishing | |
| q'ólthet | return | |
| stíqlómets | move oneself, set oneself in motion | |
| múx̱w | come up | |
| úlh mi | start to | |
| sxwe’íts | every which way | |
| xwelíls | to reach, to get to | |
| atslómet | hear | |
| ste'áwel | think | |
| emíls | come near someone |
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| kwulhíthelh iwólem ye siwíyqe te hélme'als po:l. | A long time ago some men were playing soccer. | |
| stetís te ílyethels te kw'ótl'kwa. | They were close to the edge of the ocean | |
| la qwíx̱wetem te po:l xwelá te qo:. | They missed the ball, it went towards the water. | |
| lólets'e telí ye siwíyqe la t'ítsem. | One of the men went swimming. | |
| kwútes te po:l. | He grabbed the ball. | |
| la xwelílses te po:l. | He got to the ball. | |
| qesu walx cha tes ye siwíyqe te po:l. | And he threw it so it would get to the men. | |
| tl'o kwa kw'es úlh t'ítsem q'ólthet. | Anyways he began to swim back. | |
| ewéta stíqlómets. | He never started moving | |
| qe úlh mi la múx̱w te stl'áleqem sth'óqwi. | But a monster fish started to came up. | |
| qesu méq'etem tútl'o. | And he was swallowed. | |
| éwe lis ye híth qe úlh atslómet, | It wasn’t long before they heard it, | |
| kwe mékw'wat líte st'elt'elōtexw. | everyone in the village. | |
| tl'ósu hélem mekw' ye siwíyqe. | And so all the men hurried | |
| súq'tes te sth'óqwi. | They looked for the fish | |
| tóltes kw'e mekw' sxwe’íts kw’es kwélexwes. | They pondered every which way to catch it. | |
| hókwexes te mála qas ye swéltel. | They used bait and nets | |
| la xwa ste'áwel kw’es ólu tl'éx̲w. | They thought that it’s too hard | |
| qe yálh ses thet te lólets'e swíyqe kw’es lams la te qo. | but then one of the men said he would go into the water | |
| qew emi cha o te sth'óqwi. | until the fish comes. | |
| “qes hoy chap o ta' talh… | “And you finish it with your spears | |
| ...qas te ew sta:m hokwexap“ | and all other things that you’re using” | |
| qe kw’e the'ít e'mílsem tútl'o te stl'áleqem sth'óqwi. | Sure enough the monster fish got close to him. | |
| tl'ósu q'óytes yutl'ólem te sth'óqwi | And so they killed the fish | |
| tl'ósu mi qw'ímetes mi te lha:lt. | They unloaded it when they came to land. | |
| qesu kw'íts'etes yutl'ólem. | And they cut it (open). | |
| lu xwel selíw te swiyqe. | Still inside was the man. | |
| xwel ey o tútl'o. | He was still well. |
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