Lesson 1: Greetings - Kweléches
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Lesson 2: Identifying - P'ípetlexw
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Lesson 3: Greetings - Kweléches
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Lesson 4: Identification - P'ípetlexw
Lesson 5: Introductions - Kweléches
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Lesson 6: At Home - St'á te Lálems
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Lesson 7: Education - Skúkwel
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Lesson 8: Education - Skwúkwel
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Lesson 9: Education - Skwúkwel
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Lesson 10: Education - Skwúkwel
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Lesson 11: Education - Skwúkwel
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Lesson 12: Math - Skw'éxam
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Lesson 13: Time - Tes te Skw'í:ls
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Lesson 14: Introductions - Kweléches
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Lesson 15: Education - Skwúkwel
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Lesson 16: Personal Hygiene - Swa Shxwéyeches
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Lesson 17: Introductions - - Kweléches
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Lesson 18: Eating - Ílhtel
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Lesson 19: Weather - Selchíms te Swáyel
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Lesson 20: Communications - Qwólqweltel
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Lesson 21: Time - Tes Skw'í:ls
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Lesson 22: Education - Skúkwel
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Lesson 23: Education - Skúkwel
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Lesson 24: Eating - Ílhtel
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Lesson 25: Commuting - Q'elq'éylthet
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Lesson 26: Shopping - Íleq'als kw'e Stámes
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Lesson 27: Education - Skwúkwel
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Lesson 28: Commuting - Q'elq'eylthet
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Lesson 29: Math - Sk'áxem
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Lesson 30: Greetings - Kweléches
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Lesson 31: Education - Skwúkwel
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Lesson 32: Eating - Í:lhtel
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Lesson 33: Communications - Tamethóm
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Lesson 34: Health - Shxwíyolem
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Lesson 35: Education - Skwúkwel
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Lesson 36: Introductions - Kweléches
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Lesson 37: At Home - Li kw'e Lá:lém
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Lesson 38: Eating - Í:lhtel
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Lesson 39: Health - Shxw'íyolem
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Lesson 40: At home - Stá te Lá:léms
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Lesson 41: Health - Shxwiyolem
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Lesson 42: Eating - Í:lhtel
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Lesson 43: Eating - Í:lhtel
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Lesson 44: Small Talk - Qwólqweltel
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Lesson 45: Eating - Í:lhtel
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Lesson 46: Post Office - Pípe'áwtxw
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Lesson 47: School - Skwúl
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Lesson 48: Eating - Í:lhtel
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Lesson 49: At Home - Stá te Lá:léms
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Lesson 50: Entertainment - Iyósthet
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Lesson 4: Identification - P'ípetlexw

Listen to the elder

Introduction to SUH 4A

A
Tel'elétsechexw?
Where are you from?
B
Telítsel kw'e Sqwá. Qas teléwe?
I'm from Skwah. And you?
A
Telítsel kw'e Sqwá, qe li kw'e Sq'ewqéyl kw'els stá tl'oqá:ys.
I'm from Skwa, but I live at Skowkale now.
B
Lí te shxwelís tl' Pel kw'as stá, étl'?
You live at Bill's place, eh?
A
Á:'a, lítsel tethá.
I'm there.
Yes, I do.

Listen to the elder

Introduction to SUH 4B

A
Elétse kw'as stá?
Where do you live?
B
Lí kw'e Semá:th kw'els stá. Qas teléwe?
I live at Sumas. And you?
A
Tsel stá lí kw'e Sq'ewqéyl, qe telítsel kw'e Máthxwi.
I live at Skowkale, but I am from Matsqui.
B
Chó:kw telíkw'eló ta' lá:lém, étl'?
Your house is a long way from here, eh?

Audio Halq'eméylem English
Telí kw'e Sq'éwlets thel tá:l. My mother is from Scowlitz.
Líchexw telí kw'e Ts'elxwéyeqw? Are you from Chilliwack?
Yéysele kw'e státset li kw'e Semá:th. The two of us live at Sumas.
Tel'áletse sx̲e'áth' téméxw kw'as telí? Which band are you from?
Telítsel kw'e Qweqwe'ópelhp. I am from Kwawkwawapilt.
Kw'e'áletse sx̲e'áth' téméxw kw'e stás ta' má:l? Which band does your father live at?
Mékw'tset telí te Sqwá. We are all from Skwah.
Lí kw'e Ts'a'í:les kw'els stá. I am staying at Chehalis.
Lí kw'e Ch'iyáqtel kw'es státset tl'oqá:ys. We are staying at Tzeachten now.
Kw'el'áletse kw'e sx̲e'áth' téméxw kw'as telí? Which band are you from?
Telítsel kw'e Shxw'ōwhámél. I am from Shxw'owhamil.
Elétse kw'as stá? Where do you live?
Tel'áletse sx̲e'áth' téméxw stelís ta' swáqeth? Which band does your husband come from?
Tel'elétsechexw? Where are you from?
Lí kw'e Semá:th kw'els stá. Qas teléwe? I live at Sumas. And you?
Telítsel kw'e Sqwá. Qas teléwe? I'm from Skwah. And you?
Telítsel kw'e Sqwá, qe li kw'e Sq'ewqéyl kw'els stá tl'oqá:ys. I'm from Skwa, but I live at Skowkale now.
Tsel stá lí kw'e Sq'ewqéyl, qe telítsel kw'e Máthxwi. I live at Skowkale, but I am from Matsqui.
Lí te shxwelís tl' Pel kw'as stá, étl'? You live at Bill's place, eh?
Chó:kw telíkw'eló ta' lá:lém, étl'? Your house is a long way from here, eh?
Á:'a, lítsel tethá. Yes, I do.

Our people gathered wapatos, a root (which botanists call "arrowleaf"), under water in pools and marshes. It was also called skous, an English pronunciation of the Halq'eméylem word "sqáwth". Many kinds of berries were collected (and are still collected by some people): cranberries, blackberries, strawberries, red and black huckleberries, salal berries, Saskatoon berries, raspberries, black hawthorn berries, and salmonberries. They were used by those who collected them or traded for other items that were needed. Camas (a kind of lily with edible bulbs), which were rare in the Fraser Valley, were dug in the spring and preserved by steaming and drying.

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