- S'ólh Halq'eméylem : Alétse tel Lháts'tel
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 2: Stl'ítset
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 3: Lháq'etchexw la te Letám
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 4: El Stl'í. Alétse?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 5: Lháq'etchexw la te letám.
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 6: Li te Kéchel
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 7: Li te Kó
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'íwes 8: Li te Letám
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 9: Li te Lá:lém
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 10: Lí te Kéchel
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 11: Li te Lá:lém
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 12: Li te Lá:lém
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 13: Li te Syó:ysáwtxw
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 14: Li te Syó:ysáwtxw
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 15: Li te Kéchel
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 16: Éwe el Stl'ís!
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 17: Lí ulh Píwetes tl' Máli ye Sth'óqwi?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 18: Áletse tel X̲éltel?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 19: Áletse te Tl'álhem?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 20: Lichexw Xwemá:qet?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 21: Lhéqwchexw!
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 22: Te S'élíyá
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 23: Tsel Ékw'elexw!
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 24: Le Xwe'ít Tútl'ó?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 25: Tsel Ts'lhám...
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 26: Lichexw Th'ex̲wá:tsesem?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 27: Lichexw Xóxekw'em?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 28: Kwelátes tl' Máli te X̲á:ws Swíweles
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 29: Le ew Stá the Máli
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 30: Xóxelhmettsel te Sqáqele
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 31: Selchím ta' Swáyel?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 32: Lí Máytemkw'eTewátes?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 33: Lí Petámethó:me?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 34: Líchexw Kw'ókw'iy?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 35: Th'íyxwem Sátelhsthóxchexw
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 36
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 37: Stámcha kw'e Lép'exexw?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 38: Stám kw'e Chxélches tl' Chól?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 39: Stám kw'e Thíytexw?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 40: La qw'óqw'emó:thel the Máli.
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 41: Ílh me tá:methó:m kw'e wátes
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 42: Líchexw lhíts'eqwem?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 43: Tewát kw'e lép'ex tel s'álhtel?
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 44: Éy te sq'ép
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 45: Ts'áts'el ew éy te'íle sq'éylo
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 46: Elétse te Sth'óqwi el Schxélcha?
- 47: Shxwlíselh kw'els stá
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 48: Stl'ítset kw'e Sqemó:s te Músmes.
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 49: Líp Lám te Shxwímálá...
- S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 50: Chó:lxwem ta' sxéle!
S'ólh Halq'eméylem S'í:wes' 2: Stl'ítset - We need it
Qwú:lqwelqweltel 2A
Qwú:lqwelqweltel 2B
Full Lesson Audio- Vocabulary and Dialogues
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| shxwetoleólestel | eye glasses | |
| t'ó:mél | wall | |
| kéchel | kitchen | |
| skw'echóstel | window | |
| shxwlí | where it's at, where it's from, a place | |
| sp'lhíq' | beside | |
| kapú | coat | |
| stetís | near, close to | |
| shxwtóle'ólestel | eye-glasses | |
| swa | one's own | |
| sle'ólwelh | on the other side of, other side | |
| stl'í | a want, need | |
| lá:lem | house | |
| ítetáwtwx | bedroom | |
| kwelukwawtxw | kitchen | |
| kwelúkwatwxw | kitchen | |
| t'elt'ó:mel | wall | |
| kelétchel | kitchens | |
| kalepú | coats | |
| shxwteltóle'ólestel | eye-glasses | |
| lalálém | houses, many houses | |
| etítetáwtxw | bedrooms | |
| skw'elchóstel | mirrors, windows | |
| shxwelís kw'es ítettset | place that we sleep | |
| stl'ítset | we need/want it | |
| st'ole'ólestel | eye-glasses | |
| skw'echó:steló:les | eye-glasses |
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| Sp'lhíq' te skw'echóstel tel shxwtóle'ólestel. | My eyeglasses are beside the window. | |
| Sp'lhíq' te ló:theltset te lepóttset. | Our cups are beside our plates. | |
| Sp'lhíq' tel ló:thel tel lepót. | My cup is beside my plate. | |
| Sts'ets'á lí te letám te lepótset. | Our cups are on the table. | |
| Lí te kwukwáwt ta' kopú. | Your coat is in the kitchen. | |
| Lí te kéchel ta' kopú'elép. | You guys' coats are in the kitchen. | |
| Stl'ítset te shxwtóle'ólesteltset. Alétse? | We need our eyeglasses. Where are they? | |
| Líchexw lhq'él:exw lís alétse ta' shxwtóle'ólesteltset? | Do you know where you guys' eyeglasses are? | |
| Á:'a. Lí te shxwelís kw'es ítettset, sts'ets'á te letám. | Yes. They're in the bedroom, on the table. | |
| Lí te kéchel ta' shxwtóle'ólestelelép. Sts'ets'á te letám. | You guys' eyeglasses are in the kitchen. They're on the table. | |
| Éy! Qe alétse ye kopútset? | Great! And where are our coats? | |
| Qe alétse ye kopútset? | And where are our coats? | |
| Lí te sle'ólwelhs te t'ó:mél ta' kopú'elép. Sp'lhíq' tel swa. | You guys' coats are on the other side of the wall. They're beside mine. | |
| Lí te kwukwáwt ta' kopú'elép. | You guys' coats are in the kitchen. |
Plurals
A common and easy way talk about plural (multiple) objects in Halq'eméylem is to just use the basic noun (ignoring the plural form) and use the word ye before the noun. Ye means the, but it is used only with plural objects. Thus, for example, ye kopú will be understood to mean the coats, because of the ye, even though kopú itself simply means coat. If you wanted to be explicit, you could also say ye kalepú, using the explicit plural form (coats) for the noun, but this is not necessary in Halq'eméylem.
The plural form for each noun, where available, is listed beside the noun in your vocabulary lists, in case you do want to use it. Plurals are formed in various different ways, and it is not usually possible to predict what the plural form for a given noun will be: sometimes the plural is made by doubling part of the noun, sometimes it is made by inserting an -l into the word, and sometimes in other ways. Some nouns do not have any plural form at all
Your Guys' in Halq'eméylem
When talking about an object that belongs to two or more people (i.e. you folk's... or you guys'...) Halq'eméylem uses the word for your which you studied earlier (i.e. ta'), but also adds an ending -elép onto the noun, as in the examples below.
ta' lepót your cup ta' lepótelép you guys' cup
ta' letám your table ta' letámelép you guys' table
ta' lháts'tel your knife ta' lháts'telelép you guys' knife
My and Your in Halq'eméylem
My in Halq'eméylem is tel. Your is ta'. For example:
tel lepót my cup ta' lepót your cup
tel letám my table ta' letám your table
tel lháts'tel my knife ta' lháts'tel your knife
Our in Halq'eméylem
Our in Halq'eméylem is marked by an ending, -tset, which is attached to the noun as in the second column in the examples below.
Examples:
te lepót - the cup
te lepóttset - our cup
te letám - the table
te letámtset - our table
te lháts'tel - the knife
te lháts'teltset - our knife
Within the Upriver speech area, there is still marked variation in speech from different areas. A couple of examples of such variation within Upriver Halq'eméylem are as follows.
Some speakers have the sound ts in certain words where others have the sound ch (the ch sound is apparently more common in the Chilliwack variety of the language).
The word for your also differs slightly, depending on where the speaker is from: speakers from the Chilliwack area tend to shorten the Halq'eméylem word down to just ta, rather than ta' (with the catch in the throat at the end of the word).
There are also a few differences in vocabulary items, depending on the precise area the speaker comes from.
White linguists have adopted the term 'Halkomelem' to describe all the varieties of the language, though this term is being used less and less.
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