- 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
16: Ye Mestíyexw - Intermediate Spoken Halq'eméylem 16: People
Ye Mestíyexw 16A
A
Stam te skwíxs te swíyeqe lí tí?
What is the name of that man over there?
B
Tl'ó: tethá íyomex swíyeqe p'óp'etl'em te sp'ótl'emálá?
The handsome man smoking a pipe?
A
Á:'a. Lets'áxw kw'éls e kw'etslexw. Skw'áy kw'éls hákw'eles te skwíxs tútl'ó.
Yes. I met him once. I can’t remember his name.
B
Ō. Lámtsel petá:met kw'e skwíxs xwelám teléwe.
Oh. I’ll go ask his name for you.
Ye Mestíyexw 16B
A
Ílh stám te skwíxs te swíyeqe lí tethá?
What was the name of the man over there?
B
Tl'ó: te ts'áts'el iyómex swíyeqe kwelátes te sp'ótl'emálá?
Do you mean the nice looking man with a pipe?
A
Á:'a tsel kwétslexw tútl'ó lets'áxw qetsel málqlexw te skwíxs tútl'ó.
Yes, I met him [lit. saw him] once, but I forgot his name.
Yes, I met him once, but I forgot his name.
B
Ólmetselchexwó íkw'eló. Lámtselcha petámet te skwíxs xwelám teléwe.
Just wait here. I’ll go ask his name for you.
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| lets'áxw | one time, once | |
| p'ótl'em | to smoke (intr.) | |
| x̲éyx̲e | embarrassed, ashamed | |
| kwíxet | to read something, to name him/her | |
| kwexáls | naming | |
| lí | yonder, over there, in, at, on, (other meanings also include: yes, answer to yes/no question, question word at beginning of sentence | |
| pítet | introduce (tr.) | |
| pítethet | introduce oneself, introducing oneself | |
| skwetóxwes | mask [any kind, eg. Halloween] | |
| sp'ótl'emálá | pipe | |
| x̲éyx̲emethet | ashamed of oneself |
In our traditional culture we practiced careful conservation of the environment. One example of this is that at spawning time we avoided fishing, and, when it was absolutely necessary to catch a fish, we would only catch the males for our food.
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