- 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
38: Ileqá:ls - 38: Shopping
Ileqá:ls 38A
A
Tsel íleqet te'íle stl'epí:wel lí ta' shxwimála, qe el' stl'í kw'éls me q'élstexw.
I bought this shirt at your store, and I want to return it.
B
Stám kw'es skw'á:ys te stl'epí:wel?
What’s wrong with the shirt?
A
Sqw'eqw'á te t'álews te stl'epí:wel.
The sleeve of the shirt has a hole.
B
Te'elets'e t'álew?
Which sleeve?
A
Lí te th'íkwetses t'álew. Sqweqwá lí te sp'áp'eth.
The left one. The hole is on the seam [lit. on the sewing].
The left one. The hole is on the seam
B
Ō éy. Iyáqtset te stl'epíwel.
OK. We will replace the shirt.
Ileqá:ls 38B
A
Tsel íleqet te'íle s'íth'em xwela thel méle lí ta' shxwimála cheláqelhelh, qe el stl'í kw'els me q'élstexw.
I bought this dress for my daughter at your store yesterday, and I want to return it.
B
Selchím kw'es skw'áys te s'íth'em?
What is wrong with the dress?
A
Éwe lís slílh. Ólu híkw xwelám thútl'ó.
It doesn’t fit. It’s too big for her.
B
Lí a' stl'í kw'e ew ste'á ó s'íth'em?
Do you want the same dress?
A
Á:'a. El stl'í te s'íth'em xwelám kw'e teqá:tse máqa.
Yes. I want a dress for an eight year old.
B
Á:'a. Látselcha kwúlhtsethóme.
Sure. I’ll go get it for you.
The cedar tree, which we call xpá:yelph (for the Western Red Cedar tree), is sacred to our people. We used it for all of these things: transportation (canoes, paddles, etc.); shelter (our houses, house-poles, etc.); clothing (skirts, hats, slippers, blankets, even disposable diapers); rope; fishing nets; baskets (including waterproof baskets); tables and table stands; sails for our boats; serving utensils (platters, bowls, serving spoons, etc.); storage boxes and chests; insecticide (for keeping away moths); medicine.
There were many more uses that we made of this plant, but gives you some idea of how important cedar was in our traditional lifestyle.