Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: Bear and little Coyote

hal: slilk'yáp
english: (little) coyote

hal: ta'áltha
english: I, me (emphatic)

hal: áltha
english: I, I do, me, it's me

hal: swa
english: one's own

hal: stl'épíqel
english: bank

hal: sle'ó:thel
english: on other side (of river etc.)

hal: xwe'éyem
english: clear, smooth (water)

hal: stl'ep'élets
english: tail

hal: alxwí:tsel
english: be in the middle, between

hal: iyóthet
english: to start

hal: qwelqwelíwel
english: thinking about it

hal: x̲élts'thet
english: to turn yourself around

hal: q'al
english: go around an obstacle

hal: ste'áwel
english: think

hal: Sts'ép'eq
english: Skunk

hal: Xwechémes
english: They Met

hal: lets‘áxw kw‘es ye ímex te spath lhe’á te xalh
english: Once Bear came walking along the road.

hal: yemí les em tútl’o te slílk’yap.
english: Coming towards him came little Coyote.

hal: slílk’yap ew ímexósem í te ew tl’o ó xalh.
english: Little Coyote just went for a walk on the exact same road.

hal: kwa kw’es xwechómes yutl’ólem su tl’élexw.
english: When they met each other, they stopped.

hal: tl’o te spath e’qwal yewál, tl’ósu thet.
english: It was Bear who spoke first, and he said.

hal: “á’altha spath qesu tl’o el swa te xalh.”
english: I am Bear, and this road is mine.

hal: éwe lísi q’al te slílk’yap, the:t tutl’o.
english: Little Coyote go around him, and he said.

hal: “tsel slílk’yap te'áltha tl’o el swa te xalh.”
english: I am little Coyote, and this road is mine.

hal: iyóthet q’eq’xótel yutl’ólem.
english: They started to argue.

hal: li te stl’epíqel te sts’ép’eq
english: Down the bank was Skunk.

hal: xwelelámetes te spath qes te slílk’yap.
english: He was listening to Bear and Coyote.

hal: tl’o su xwe ste’áwel te sts’ép’eq kw’es las kwiy la te xalh…
english: So skunks started thinking that he’d climb to the road…

hal: ...kw’es télexwes lis xwe’ít.
english: …to find out what is going on.

hal: thet te sts’ép’eq, “chap xwe‘it o?”
english: Skunk said“ what are you guys doing?”

hal: thet te spath, “áltha spath, tl’o el swa te xalh.”
english: Bear said: I am Bear and this road is mine.

hal: thet te slílk’yap, “tsel slílk’yap te' áltha tl’o el swa te xalh.”
english: Little Coyote said: I am little Coyote, and this road is mine.

hal: tl’ósu tu qwelqwelíwel te sts’ép’eq kw’e tselíl.
english: And so Skunk though about it a little, that it could be.

hal: qesu la te selóthels te xalh xwe’ayam yethá.
english: And then he went to the other side of the road between them

hal: tl’élexw tutl’o.
english: He stopped

hal: tl’o su xélts’thet tútl’o
english: And then he turned himself around

hal: su kwíystexwes te stl’ep’élets
english: He raised his tail

hal: kwéts’lexwes te stl’ep’élets te sts’ép’eq te spath
english: Bear saw Skunk’s tail

hal: xélts’thet, tl’ósu hélem xwemxálem lhe’á te xalh.
english: He turned around and he took off running along the road

hal: kwéts’lexwes te stl’ep’élets te sts’ép’eq te slílk’yap
english: Little Coyote saw Skunk’s tail

hal: tl’o su hélem xwemxálem.
english: And he took off running

hal: alxwítsel te xalh te sts’ép’eq qesu theßt
english: Skunk was in the middle of the road and he said

hal: “altha sts’ép’eq qesu el swa te xalh.”
english: „I am Skunk, and this road is mine!“