Title: Halq'eméylem / Story: Bear and Coyote

hal: lets'áxw
english: one time, once

hal: tútl'ó:
english: he, him

hal: stl'ep'élets
english: tail

hal: thét
english: to say it, say (tr.)

hal: qelát
english: more, again

hal: xálh
english: road, trail, door

hal: x̲wemxálem
english: to run

hal: kw'étslexw
english: to see him/her/it, catch sight of something/someone

hal: tl'eláxw
english: to stop, stay

hal: x̲élts'thet
english: to turn yourself around

hal: tselíl
english: maybe

hal: spá:th
english: bear

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

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

hal: xwchém:est
english: meet someone

hal: q'al
english: go around an obstacle

hal: semlóthel
english: riverbank

hal: xwlalá
english: really listening hard

hal: lhe'á
english: go through (somewhere), go via (somewhere), go by way of

hal: xwe'ít
english: what is happening? What is someone doing?

hal: tél:exw
english: find something out, to know something

hal: yewá:l
english: first

hal: swá
english: one's own

hal: imexósem
english: walk around, go for a walk

hal: kw'íystexw
english: raise it up

hal: qwelqwelíwel
english: thinking about it

hal: í:mex
english: walking

hal: q'eyq'x̲ótel
english: arguing, quarreling

hal: tl'élexw
english: stopping, staying

hal: slilk'yáp
english: (little) coyote

hal: ye
english: going along while doing something

hal: stl'épíqel
english: bank

hal: st'e'áwel
english: making a guess, wondering

hal: sth'épeq
english: skunk (striped)

hal: xwélalá:metes
english: s/he is listening to her/ him/it

hal: kw'íystexwes
english: he raised it up, he raises it up

hal: Éltha Spáth, qésu tl'o el swa te xálh
english: I am bear, and the road is mine

hal: tl'o el swa te x̲álh
english: The road is mine

hal: Letsáxw kwes ye ímex te spáth lhe'á te xálh.
english: One day bear was walking down the road.

hal: Yemí les em tútl'o te slílk'yap.
english: Coming towards him was coyote.

hal: Slílk'yap ew ímexosem íte ew tl'o ó xálh.
english: Coyote was also going for a walk down the road.

hal: Kwa kwes xwechómes yutl'ólem su tl'eléxw.
english: When they met each other, they stopped.

hal: Tl'ó te spáth e'qwál yewál, tl'ósu thé:t, La éltha spáth qésu tl'o el swá te xálh.
english: Bear spoke first, he said, “Hello, I’m bear, and this is my road.”

hal: Éwe lísi q'ál te slílk'yap, thé:t tútl'o, Tsel Slílk'yap te éltha tl'o el swa te xálh.
english: Coyote did not agree. He said, “I’m coyote, and this is my road.”

hal: Lu tu híth kwes xét'é te'í qésu iyóthet q'eyq'xótel yutl'ólem.
english: They started arguing about it.

hal: Thé:t te spáth, Éltha Spáth, qésu tl'o el swa te xálh.
english: Bear said, “I’m bear and this is my road.”

hal: Thé:t te Slílk'yap, Éltha Slílk'yap qésu tl'o el swa te xálh.
english: Coyote said, “I’m coyote and this is my road.”

hal: Lí te stl'epíqel te Sts'ep'eq xwelelá:metes te Spáth qes te Slílk'yap.
english: Skunk was down the bank listening to bear and coyote.

hal: Tl'o su xwe ste'áwel te Sts'ép'eq kwes las kwí láte xálh kwes tél:exwes lís xwe:ít.
english: He wondered what was going on so he went up to see.

hal: Thé:t te Sts'ép'eq, Chap xwe:ít ó?
english: Skunk said, “What are you doing?”

hal: Thé:t te Spáth, Éltha Spáth, tl'o el swa te xálh.
english: Bear said, “I am bear, and this is my road.”

hal: Thé:t te Slílk'yap, Tl'o el swa te xálh.
english: Coyote said, “I am coyote, and this is my road.”

hal: Tl'o su tu qwelqwelíwel te Sts'ép'eq kw'e tselíl.
english: Skunk thought for a while.

hal: Qésu láte selóthels te xálh xwe'áyam yethá.
english: He walked between them to the other side of the road.

hal: Tl'eléxw tútl'o.
english: He stopped.

hal: Tl'o su xélts'thet tútl'o su kw'ístexwes te stl'ép'elets qésu le xwe'áyam qelát.
english: He turned around, put his tail up, and walked between them again.

hal: Kwéts'lexwes te stl'ép'elets te Sts'ép'eq te Spáth xélts'thét, tl'ósu hélem xwemxálém lhe'á te xálh.
english: Bear saw skunk’s tail, turned and ran down the road.

hal: Kwéts'lexwes te stl'ép'elets te Sts'ép'eq te Slílk'yap tl'ó su hélem xwemxálém.
english: When coyote saw skunk’s tail, he ran the other way.

hal: El xwítsel te xálh te sts'ép'eq qésu thé:t, ÉLTHA STS'ÉP'EQ QÉSU EL SWA TE XÁLH.
english: Skunk stood in the middle of the road and said, “I AM SKUNK, AND THIS IS MY ROAD.”