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
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Lesson 5: Introductions - Kweléches
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 5: Introductions - Kweléches

Listen to the elder

Introduction to SUH 5A

A
Líchexw lhq'élexw the Máli? Siyá:ye thútl'ó.
Do you know Mary? She's a friend.
B
Éwe. Ewétal slhq'élexw thútl'ó.
No. I don't know her.
A
Máli, el stl'í kw'as kwelétsest te Pel.
Shake Bill's hand.
Mary, I want you to meet Bill.
Pel, kwelétsestchexw tel siyá:ye.
Bill, meet my friend. [lit.: shake my friend's hand]
B
Éy tel sqwálewel kw'els me telóme, Mali.
I'm happy to get to meet you [lit. "come to know you"], Mary.
I'm happy to get to meet you Mary.

Listen to the elder

Introduction to SUH 5B

A
Mésta Smét, el stl'í kw'as xwchémest te Mésta Chōls.
Mr. Smith, I want you to meet Mr. Jones.
B
Éy tel sqwálewel kw'els la xwchémesthóme.
I'm happy to meet you.
A
Líchxw welh xwchémest te íwestéleq, Méses Lát?
Have you already met my teacher, Mrs. Ned?
B
Xwewátsel lí:l xwchémest.
I haven't met her yet.
A
Éy tel sqwálewel kw'els la xwchémeslóme, Méses Lát.
I'm happy to meet you, Mrs. Ned.

Audio Halq'eméylem English
Líchexw pétlexw te'í swíyeqe? Do you recognize this man?
Líchexw xwchémest te Mésta Lát? Have you met Mr. Ned?
Xwewátsel líl xwchémeslexw te Mésta Lát. I haven't yet met Mr. Ned
Éy kw'els xwchémeslexw ta' má:l qas tha' tá:l kw'e cheláqelhelh. It was good to meet your mother and father yesterday.
Éwel stl'í kw'els xwchémest thútl'ó. I don't want to meet her.
Stl'ís tútl'ó kw'as xwchémest tútl'ó. He wants you to meet him.
Tewát kw'e íxw lhq'élexw stá lí tethá? Who do you know who lives there?
El stl'í kw'as xwchémest thel íwestéleq. I want you to meet my teacher.
Éy tel sqwálewel kw'els xwchémesthóme kw'e cheláqelhelh. I was glad to meet you yesterday.
Éy kw'els la xwchémesthóme. Good to meet you.
Lí ew iyólem kw'as kwelétsest thel siyá:ye? Would you like to meet my friend?
Mésta Smét, el stl'í kw'as xwchémest te Mésta Chōls. Mr. Smith, I want you to meet Mr. Jones.
Líchexw lhq'élexw the Máli? Siyá:ye thútl'ó. Do you know Mary? She's a friend.
Éy tel sqwálewel kw'els la xwchémesthóme. I'm happy to meet you.
Éwe. Ewétal slhq'élexw thútl'ó. No. I don't know her.
Máli, el stl'í kw'as kwelétsest te Pel. Mary, I want you to meet Bill.
Líchxw welh xwchémest te íwestéleq, Méses Lát? Have you already met my teacher, Mrs. Ned?
Xwewátsel lí:l xwchémest. I haven't met her yet.
Pel, kwelétsestchexw tel siyá:ye. Bill, meet my friend. [lit.: shake my friend's hand]
Éy tel sqwálewel kw'els la xwchémeslóme, Méses Lát. I'm happy to meet you, Mrs. Ned.
Éy tel sqwálewel kw'els me telóme, Mali. I'm happy to get to meet you Mary.

We had several main types of canoes. The common type ranged in size from ones holding three to four to those that held eight plus. They were Coast Salish style with low, projecting, bow and stern. They most likely measured 12 to 30 feet in length. The smaller of these were used in hunting and fishing and the larger for transporting. The second type was the large war canoe, which was obtained from the First Nations up North. They were used to carry bulk amounts of furniture and baggage. The canoes were up to 50 feet long with a 6 or 7 foot beam. The bow of these canoes was at least 7 feet of the water. The boats were decorated with a carved human face on the stern. Coloured clays or paints were used to make circles and other figures on the sides of the bow and stern.

Canoes were and are such an important part of our culture that we had words for at least ten types, as well as separate numbers for counting canoes and for counting paddles or crew, as well as 67 terms for canoeing (including strokes and other actions). See Brent Galloway's 1993 Grammar of Upriver Halkomelem (published by University of California Press, 1993), especially pp. 589ff., for many examples and discussion.

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