Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: Story of the monster fish

hal: helme'als pol
english: soccer

hal: q'ólthet
english: return

hal: stíqlómets
english: move oneself, set oneself in motion

hal: múx̱w
english: come up

hal: úlh mi
english: start to

hal: méq'et
english: to swallow it

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

hal: iliyéthels
english: edge of

hal: kw'ótl'kwa
english: ocean, salt water, sea

hal: qwíx̲wet
english: to miss it (a shot)

hal: wálx
english: to throw it

hal: má:la
english: to set bait, a bait for fishing

hal: swéltel
english: net

hal: tá:lh
english: spear

hal: sxwe’íts
english: every which way

hal: xwelíls
english: to reach, to get to

hal: atslómet
english: hear

hal: ste'áwel
english: think

hal: tl'éx̲w
english: hard

hal: emíls
english: come near someone

hal: qw'ímét
english: unload it (canoe,etc)

hal: lhá:lt
english: to land s-th (from water)

hal: kwulhíthelh iwólem ye siwíyqe te hélme'als po:l.
english: A long time ago some men were playing soccer.

hal: stetís te ílyethels te kw'ótl'kwa.
english: They were close to the edge of the ocean

hal: la qwíx̱wetem te po:l xwelá te qo:.
english: They missed the ball, it went towards the water.

hal: lólets'e telí ye siwíyqe la t'ítsem.
english: One of the men went swimming.

hal: kwútes te po:l.
english: He grabbed the ball.

hal: la xwelílses te po:l.
english: He got to the ball.

hal: qesu walx cha tes ye siwíyqe te po:l.
english: And he threw it so it would get to the men.

hal: tl'o kwa kw'es úlh t'ítsem q'ólthet.
english: Anyways he began to swim back.

hal: ewéta stíqlómets.
english: He never started moving

hal: qe úlh mi la múx̱w te stl'áleqem sth'óqwi.
english: But a monster fish started to came up.

hal: qesu méq'etem tútl'o.
english: And he was swallowed.

hal: éwe lis ye híth qe úlh atslómet,
english: It wasn’t long before they heard it,

hal: kwe mékw'wat líte st'elt'elōtexw.
english: everyone in the village.

hal: tl'ósu hélem mekw' ye siwíyqe.
english: And so all the men hurried

hal: súq'tes te sth'óqwi.
english: They looked for the fish

hal: tóltes kw'e mekw' sxwe’íts kw’es kwélexwes.
english: They pondered every which way to catch it.

hal: hókwexes te mála qas ye swéltel.
english: They used bait and nets

hal: la xwa ste'áwel kw’es ólu tl'éx̲w.
english: They thought that it’s too hard

hal: qe yálh ses thet te lólets'e swíyqe kw’es lams la te qo.
english: but then one of the men said he would go into the water

hal: qew emi cha o te sth'óqwi.
english: until the fish comes.

hal: “qes hoy chap o ta' talh…
english: “And you finish it with your spears

hal: ...qas te ew sta:m hokwexap“
english: and all other things that you’re using”

hal: qe kw’e the'ít e'mílsem tútl'o te stl'áleqem sth'óqwi.
english: Sure enough the monster fish got close to him.

hal: tl'ósu q'óytes yutl'ólem te sth'óqwi
english: And so they killed the fish

hal: tl'ósu mi qw'ímetes mi te lha:lt.
english: They unloaded it when they came to land.

hal: qesu kw'íts'etes yutl'ólem.
english: And they cut it (open).

hal: lu xwel selíw te swiyqe.
english: Still inside was the man.

hal: xwel ey o tútl'o.
english: He was still well.