Title: Halq'eméylem / Story: Story of the Cedar Tree

hal: tewátes
english: anybody, somebody

hal: éy
english: good

hal: tútl'ó:
english: he, him

hal: kwémlexw
english: root

hal: mestíyexw
english: person

hal: swí:qe
english: man, male (creature or plant)

hal: hókwex
english: to use, to wear

hal: x̲pá:yelhp
english: western red cedar tree

hal: thíyeltxwem
english: to build a house, shelter

hal: pí:lt
english: to bury something, plant something

hal: q'ó:y
english: to die

hal: leq'á:leqel
english: to travel(v.), go on a journey (v.), trip (n.), journey (n.)

hal: ts'ísem
english: to grow

hal: wiyóth
english: always

hal: syó:ys
english: work (the thing)

hal: siyólh
english: wood, firewood

hal: á:wkw'
english: clothes, clothing, belongings

hal: kw'ulhí:thelh
english: a long time ago

hal: spí:l
english: (the thing) buried, planted

hal: sléxwelh
english: canoe

hal: stl'í
english: a want, need

hal: s'álhtel
english: food

hal: óxwest
english: to give something to someone

hal: sá:letel
english: baskets

hal: á:m
english: to give

hal: x̲ax̲a
english: sacred, holy, taboo

hal: esáp'
english: it's ended, finish, ending a story

hal: Kwulhíthelh kwes xwel xwewáte ye x̲elpá:yelhep
english: Long ago, before there were cedar trees

hal: ílh ts'e lí te ólu ey swíyeqe
english: there was a real good man

hal: we yóth kw'es mamíytes wátes ó
english: who was always helping others.

hal: Wa lis q'álem kw'e stam, su a:m tútl'o.
english: Whenever they needed something, he gave.

hal: Lis stl'ís kw'e stám, óxwestes kw'e s'élhtel qas kw'e áwkw'
english: When they wanted, he gave them food and clothing.

hal: Kwes kw'étslexwes te'í te x̲ax̲a shxwelí
english: When the Great Spirit saw this,

hal: Thet tútl'ó, tethá swíyeqe esáp te syóyes.
english: he said, that man has done his work.

hal: Lis cha kwe q'ó:y te shxwlís kw'es pí:ltem kw'e X̲páyelhp
english: When he dies, , in the place where he is buried, a Cedar Tree

hal: tse ts'ísem, chásu hókwxes ye mestíyexw
english: will grow and be useful to the people.

hal: te kwémlexwlets xwelá kw'e sáletel
english: The roots for baskets

hal: te p'alyí:ws xwelá kw'e áwkw'
english: the bark for clothing

hal: te syólh xwelá kw'e sthiyéltexwem
english: the wood for shelter,

hal: qas te sléxwelh xwelá kw'e leq'álq'el
english: and the canoe for travelling