Title: Halq'eméylem / Story: Basket , Basket How are you Made?

hal: Sítel ,sítel selchím kw’es sthethíy?
english: Basket, basket how are you made?

hal: Tsel kw’étslexw te x̱páy p'lhíq'sthóx.
english: I see Cedar beside me.

hal: X̱páy, x̱páy stám kw’e ixw kw’étslexw?
english: Cedar, cedar what do you see?

hal: Tsel kw’étslexw te skw’ówes kweláthóx.
english: I see a bucket holding me.

hal: Qó, qó stám kw’e ixw kw’étslexw?
english: Water, water what do you see?

hal: Tsel kw’étslexw te chálex kweláthox. Chálex, chálex stám kw’e ixw qétx̱t?
english: I see a hand holding me. Hand, hand what do you feel?

hal: Tsel síswelmet te x̱páy yóyes sq’ó tl‘áltha.
english: I feel Cedar working with me.