- Spáth qes te Slílk'yap
- Háwe
- Receiving a xwélmexw name
- Skw'ékw'qáq
- How the Robin got his red breast
- Tháyem te Léx̲wtel
- X̲ex̲pítsel
- How the chipmunk got its stripes
- X̲pá:yelhp
- Lets'lóts'tel
- Yeláwel éy
- Hálx̲eywa
- Xwe'ít te swáyel Létse
- Xwe'ít te swáyel Isá:le
- Xwe'ít te swáyel Lhí:xw
- Xwe'ít te swáyel X̲eó'thel
- Xwe'it te swayel Lhq'á:tses
- Ye Spipáth
- Sásq'ets
- Tháyem te seplíl
Lets'lóts'tel - Crazy Painter
Crazy Painter
1
X̲ét'estem shxwóxwth' tútl'o swíyeqe
(is) said (to be) crazy the man
That man is said to be crazy
2
Mekw' swáyel kw'es éyaqtes te syétl'q'tes te lá:léms
every day (it is) that (he) changes the paint-job of his house’.
Every day he re-paints his house
3
Yilawelhát qesu le xwá ts'méth' te yétl'q'tes te lá:léms
Monday and.so becomes blue the paint-job of the house (of him)
Monday his house becomes blue
4
Sthémelts qesu le xwá tsqwá:y te lá:léms
Tuesday and.so becomes green the house (of him)
Tuesday his house becomes green
5
Slhíxws qesu le xwá tskwí:m kw'es la yétl'q'tes te lá:léms
Wednesday and.so (it) becomes red that (he) paints the house (of him)
Wednesday he paints his house red
6
Sx̲e'óthels qesu la xwá tsq'éyx̲ te syétl'q'tes te lá:léms
Thursday and.so (it) becomes black the paint-job of the house (of him)
Thursday his house becomes black
7
Osu Lhq'átses qesu le xwá tsxwíkw' te yétl'q'tes te lá:léms
so Friday and.so (it) becomes grey the paint.job of the house (of him)
Friday his house becomes grey
8
T'eqw'ótem qesu le xwa tsqwá:y te syétl'q'tes te lá:léms
Saturday and.so (it) becomes green/yellow the paint-job of the house (of him)
Saturday his house becomes yellow
9
Osu Sx̲ax̲elhát qesu le xwá p'éq' te lá:léms, syétl'q'tes
so Sunday and.so (it) becomes white the house (of him), (its) paint.job
Sunday his house becomes white
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| slhí:xws | Wednesday | |
| sthemélts | Tuesday | |
| eyáqt | to change it | |
| p'éq' | white | |
| tskwí:m | red | |
| tsxwíkw' | grey | |
| tsqw'íx̲w | brown | |
| tsqwá:y | green, yellow | |
| tsméth' | blue | |
| qwiqwóyels | orange (colour and the fruit) | |
| yilá:welhát | Monday | |
| sx̲e'óthels | Thursday | |
| slhq'á:tses | Friday, 5 o'clock | |
| t'óqw'tem | Saturday, Weekend | |
| selchímomex | what does it look like? What colour is it? | |
| te'í | this | |
| tethá | that one, that there, that thing | |
| q'íx̲el | to turn black, become black | |
| táwelómet | brightly colored | |
| pípeqwels | purple | |
| tskwíkwemel | pink | |
| tskwímel | turn red | |
| qwel'qwóyels | oranges, many orange things (colour and fruit) | |
| yátl'q't | to paint it |
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
His and Hers in Halq'eméylem
The pattern te___________-s tútl’o corresponds to English ‘his _________'.
The pattern te __________-s thútl’o corresponds to English ‘her _________.
Instead of saying the full phrase te __________-s tútl’o, you can ‘drop’ the word tútl’o or thutl'ó and just say te ______s.
Example: te lepots tútló his cup te lepots thútl'o her cup
te lepots his/her cup
| Name | Description | File |
|---|---|---|
| colours- handout | printable sheets with Halq'eméylem colour terms (can be laminated) | Preview Download |
| dialogue practise | Three examples for easy dialogues to practise colour terms | Preview Download |
| Video for colour practise 1 | Say the colour before the Elders! | Preview Download |
| Video for colour practise 2 | Say the colour before the Elders! | Preview Download |
| Video for colour practise 3 | Say the colour before the Elders! | Preview Download |
| Printable Vocabulary Flash Cards | Printable flash cards for the vocabulary in this unit | Preview Download |
| Printable Phrases Flash Cards | Printable flash cards for the phrases in this unit | Preview Download |
| Anki deck | 2 way | Download |
| Anki deck | recognition only | Download |
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