Title: Halq'eméylem / Lesson: 26: Identification

hal: táwsel
english: one thousand

hal: séltl'o
english: eldest child, oldest sibling

hal: kw'óqwet
english: to hit (him/her/it), beat (tr.) [with stick]

hal: Sq'éwqel
english: Seabird Island

hal: Kw'eqwálíth'a
english: Coqualeetza

hal: síseltl'e
english: older

hal: sx̲'áts pípe
english: record (N.)

hal: sx̲'átstexw
english: put in order, put it where you can find it

hal: Temqó:
english: June

hal: Temelék'es
english: April

hal: Elétse kw'ses kwól ta' má:l?
english: Where was your father born?

hal: Temwelék'es te skw'exó:s kw'éls e kwól. Lílh lá tskw'éx qas te isá:le swáyel lí te Welék'es, ó:pel qas te tú:xw láts'ewets qas te t'x̲émelsxá.
english: I was born in the month of April. It was the 22nd day of April, nineteen hundred and sixty.

hal: Tel'eléts'echexw?
english: Where are you from?

hal: Stam swáyel kw'ses kwól ta' swáqeth?
english: What is your husband’s date of birth?

hal: Éwetal lheq'élexw ís kw'í:l máqa thútl'ó.
english: I don’t know how old she is.

hal: Telítsel kw'e Shxwhá:y.
english: I am from Skway .

hal: Temqó:, ópel qas te lhí:xw swáyel, ópel qas tú:xw láts'ewets lheq'átselsxá qas te teqá:tse siyólém.
english: June 13, 1958.

hal: Temtám kw'es a' mályi?
english: When were you married?

hal: Xwe'ít kwa?
english: Why?

hal: Kw'i:l máqachexw?
english: How old are you?

hal: Stám swáyel kw'ás a' kwól?
english: What is your date of birth?[

hal: Tsel kwól lí te Sts'a'í:les.
english: I was born at Chehalis.

hal: Lhq'átsálé tel mámele, lhxwále síwiqe qas yéysele q'álemi.
english: I have five children, three boys [lit. males] and two girls.

hal: Temtám kw'es a' kwól?
english: When were you born?

hal: Tsel mályi Temqwá:l x̲e'o:thel swáyel, ó:pel qas tú:xw lá:ts'ewets qas lheq'átselsxá qas te t'xem.
english: I was married July 4, 1956.

hal: Éwe. Xwewátsel il th'ex̲wá:tsesem.
english: No. I didn't wash my hands yet.

hal: Tútl'ó e sóseqwt méle.
english: He is the youngest son.

hal: Éy kw'es ew wiyóth th'ex̲wá:tsesem.
english: You should always wash your hands.

hal: Á'althe séltl'ó méles.
english: I am her eldest daughter.

hal: Tsel kwól lí te Sq'éwqel.
english: I was born at Seabird Island.

hal: Stám swáyel kw'es a' kwól?
english: When is your birthday?

hal: Éwetal lheq'élexw ís eléts'e kw'as stá.
english: I don’t know where you live.

hal: Kw'í:le ta' mámele?
english: How many children do you have?

hal: Lí te Ts'iyáqtel kw'ses kwól tútl'ó qe li te Ts'elxwéyeqw kw'ses kwól thel tá:l.
english: He was born at Tzeachten and my mother was born in Chilliwack.

hal: Elétse kw'ás st'a?
english: Where do you live?

hal: We lis qél ta' cháléx kwélexwchexw kw'e qél sq'óq'iy.
english: If your hands are dirty you will get a bad disease.

hal: Lulh téx̲wswáyel. Tem kw'es álhteltset.
english: It's noon already. It's time for us to eat.