- 1: Th'éx̲welwetem
- 2: Leq'álqel
- 3: Syó:ys
- 4: Shxw'íyem
- 5: S'álhtel qas te Sqó:qe
- 6: Tháytem te Skwúkwel Syó:ys
- 7: Í te S'álhtel Letám
- 8: Xwe'ít te Swáyel
- 9: Leq'áleqel
- 10: Shxw'íyem
- 11: Líchxw Smámalyí?
- 12: S'álhtel qas te Sqó
- 13: Xwe'ít te Swáyel
- 14: Leq'álqel
- 15: Shxwe'íyem
- 16: Ye Mestíyexw
- 17: S'álhtel qas te Sqóqe
- 18: Skwúl
- 19: Ileqá:ls
- 20: Shxw'íyem
- 21: Mestíyexw
- 22: Í:lhtel
- 24: Syó:ys
- 23: Íleqels
- 25: Shxw'íyem
- 26: Sx'áts Pípe
- 27: S'álhtel
- 28: Íleqáls
- 29: Skwúl
- 30: Sq'eq'óxel
- 31: Mestíyexw
- 32: S'álhtel qas te Sqóqe
- 33: Th'éx̲welwétem
- 34: Xwe'í:t te swáyel
- 35: Tháytem te Skúkwel Syó:ys
- 36: Le Á:yel
- 37: S'álhtel qas te Qó
- 38: Ileqá:ls
- 39: Q'élqéylthet
- 40: Skwúl
- 41: Pípetels
- 42: Leq'á:lq'el
- 43: Skwúl
- 44: Éyósthet
- 45: Íleqals
- 46: Mestíyexw
- 47: Skwúl
- 48: Pekche'áwtxw
- 49: Lálats'éwtxwem
- 50: Skwúl
1: Th'éx̲welwetem - Intermediate Spoken Halq'eméylem 1: Laundry
Th'éx̲welwetem 1A
A
Lí ew slíw tel xwétkw'emáyiws te th'x̲wélwetem masíl?
Are my jeans in the washing machine?
B
Tsel léwex lám te ts'áywxwelwétem masíl.
I put them in the dryer.
A
Ō, ts'íthóme.
Oh, thank you. / Okay, thank you. / Oh, thank you.
B
Ō, éy.
[lit. oh, good].
Sure thing.
Th'éx̲welwetem 1B
A
Tsel séwq't tel xwétkw'emáyiws. Skw'áy kw'els kwélexw.
I am looking for my jeans. I can't find them.
B
Lí te ts'áywxwelwétem masíl.
They are in the washer.
A
Tsel málqelexw kw'els th'ex̲wót kw'e xweláltelh.
I forgot to wash them last night.
B
Ō, ste'á tethá.
[ lit. it’s like that.]
Oh, cest la vie.
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| stl'pí:wel | shirt | |
| swéte | sweater | |
| seqíws | pants | |
| kwélexw | to get, to have, to catch, to find | |
| léwex | put in (tr. v.), put into | |
| málqelexw | to forget it, forget (tr.) | |
| slíw | in [used for inside box, object, etc.], inside (a hollow object) | |
| kapú | coat | |
| xweláltelh | yesterday evening, last night | |
| míset | to choose (it), choose (tr.) | |
| lémet | to fold it, fold (tr.v.) | |
| sōqw't | search for it | |
| th'x̲welwétem | to wash clothes, wash clothes, do laundry | |
| á:wkw' | clothes, clothing, belongings | |
| mesíl | machine | |
| thex̲láxw | find it | |
| xwétkw'em | denim | |
| xwétkw'eméyws | jeans | |
| th'ex̲wót | wash it, wash (tr. v.) | |
| shxwth'éx̲welwetem | washing machine | |
| tél:exw | find something out, to know something | |
| ts'áyxwt | drying something | |
| shxwts'á:yxwélwetem | drier | |
| sth'éx̲welwétem | laundry | |
| th'exwótem | (it is) washed | |
| ts'áyxwelwétem | to dry clothes | |
| ts'íyxwthet | to dry oneself (v.) | |
| ts'áywx | be drying |
The Halq'eméylem language is very closely related to the language spoken downriver (in Musquam and Tsawassan) and on parts of Vancouver Island (Namaimo, Chemainus, and Cowichan).
There are some major differences between the language spoken in those areas, however. Some words are completely different, and some sounds are also different, so that for example downriver and island speakers have the sound 'n', while the 'n' sound does not exist upriver (all 'n's have been replaced by 'l's). However, upriver, downriver, and island speakers can all understand each other, in spite of these differences, so most linguists would class them all as speaking the same language.
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