- Lesson 1: Legend of Cultus Lake - Sx̲wōx̲wiyáms te qeltós x̲ótsa
- Lesson 2: How the Robin got his red breast 1 - Sx̲wōx̲wiyáms te skw'ékw'qáq
- Lesson 3: Legend of the Cedar Tree - Sx̲wox̲wiyams te x̲alpeyelhp
- Lesson 4: Legend of X̱als and the tree chiefs - Sx̲wox̲wiyams te x̲als qes te lhxwale siyam
- Lesson 5: The story of the drum - Sqwélqwels te q'éwet
- Lesson 6: Gettting a movie - Kwélem te pékcha
- Lesson 7: Story of hunting and naming - Sqwélqwels te háwe qes kwexáls
- Lesson 8: Legend of Th'éx̱wiya - Sx̱wox̱wiyáms the Th'éx̱wiya
- Lesson 9: Legend of caterpillar woman - Sx̱wox̱wiyáms the smímex̲álh
- Lesson 10: Torchlighting - hálx̲eywa
- Lesson 11: Learning Halqemeylem - Totí:lttsel te Halq'eméylem
- Lesson 12: Transformer makes fish - Tháytes te Á:yeqels te lets’lóts’tel sth’óleqwi
- Lesson 13: Story of the monster fish - Sx̱wox̱wiyáms te stl'áleqem sth'óqwi
- Lesson 14: Bear and little Coyote - Spáth qes te Slilk'iyáp
- Lesson 15: How the Robin got his red breast - Shxwtalíms kw’es kwélexwes te tskwim sí'les te skw'okw’qáq
Lesson 10: Torchlighting - hálx̲eywa
Set 1
lachexw xwehíwel
You go upriver
xwehí:wel lám kw'e ahíw.
You go Waaay upriver to be upstream.
osu me ó wōqw'ethet teli kw'etha ahíw
And then you just drift from upriver
tl'áqt ta' lex̲éywe-siyólh
Your torchlighting spear is long (long is your torchlighting wood)
tl'átl'el te th'ístels te smúsmes li te álqsels
Attached is a cow’s horn on the end
tl'ó kw'e hókwexw kw'as la lex̲wéywe te sth'óqwi.
It’s what you use when you’re torchlighting fish
os lheq su la theq'étes álhtel
So they always speared them then
mes kweléxwes te sth'óqwi.
They caught the fish
is t'wa éystexwes kw'es las lex̲éywe
they must have liked going torchlighting
tl'ó su lóy kw'es ew hamámt so te sth'óqwi.
Because they just gave all the fish away.
Set 2
élmetst kw'es mes las tu thatíl
you wait until it gets dark
qeyálhes me thiyt ta' héyeqw.
Before you make your fire
osu ólmetst kw'as e kw'étslexw te sth'óqwi.
you wait until you see the fish.
lámexw kw'étslexw te sth'óqwi li te tl'ép,
if you see fish deep down,
os lheq sus tl'ó kw'e lu í:tet
it alwayss as if they’re just sleeping
ó kw'á:y kw'ses kwiyx̲thets
they just can’t move
lhí kw'es lheq ew lhíxw ó te sxelches
Sometime, sometimes just three was their catch
láts' kw'es ew léts'e só te sxélches.
Other times only one was their catch.
os lheq su lám ó mámt tútl'ó is me t'ókw'
Always he (the fisherman) gave it all away when he got home
Set 3
yewál kw'as la kw'íyqel lam te smámelet…
First you go up the mountain
…kw'as la súq'em te kw'íxw - kw'íxw siyólh.
…to go searching dry wood
os lheq su me chémetes álhtel mi te stl'ép.
They used to pack it back down
le hó:kwexes kw'ses la lex̲éywe.
They used it for torchlighting.
ólhstexwes álhtel lam te sléxwelhs.
They put it in their canoes
tl'o hókwexes kw'es héyeqws
They used it for making their fire
kw'es kw'étslexwes te sth'óqwi li te tl'ép te qó.
So that they see the fish in the deep water
Full Story
yewál kw'as la kw'íyqel lam te smámelet…
First you go up the mountain
…kw'as la súq'em te kw'íxw - kw'íxw siyólh.
…to go searching dry wood
os lheq su me chémetes álhtel mi te stl'ép.
They used to pack it back down
le hó:kwexes kw'ses la lex̲éywe.
They used it for torchlighting.
ólhstexwes álhtel lam te sléxwelhs.
They put it in their canoes
tl'o hókwexes kw'es héyeqws
They used it for making their fire
kw'es kw'étslexwes te sth'óqwi li te tl'ép te qó.
So that they see the fish in the deep water
lachexw xwehíwel
You go upriver
xwehí:wel lám kw'e ahíw.
You go Waaay upriver to be upstream.
élmetst kw'es mes las tu thatíl
you wait until it gets dark
qeyálhes me thiyt ta' héyeqw.
Before you make your fire
osu me ó wōqw'ethet teli kw'etha ahíw
And then you just drift from upriver
osu ólmetst kw'as e kw'étslexw te sth'óqwi.
you wait until you see the fish.
tl'áqt ta' lex̲éywe-siyólh
Your torchlighting spear is long (long is your torchlighting wood)
tl'átl'el te th'ístels te smúsmes li te álqsels
Attached is a cow’s horn on the end
tl'ó kw'e hókwexw kw'as la lex̲wéywe te sth'óqwi.
It’s what you use when you’re torchlighting fish
lámexw kw'étslexw te sth'óqwi li te tl'ép,
if you see fish deep down,
os lheq sus tl'ó kw'e lu í:tet
it alwayss as if they’re just sleeping
ó kw'á:y kw'ses kwiyx̲thets
they just can’t move
os lheq su la theq'étes álhtel
So they always speared them then
mes kweléxwes te sth'óqwi.
They caught the fish
lhí kw'es lheq ew lhíxw ó te sxelches
Sometime, sometimes just three was their catch
láts' kw'es ew léts'e só te sxélches.
Other times only one was their catch.
os lheq su lám ó mámt tútl'ó is me t'ókw'
Always he (the fisherman) gave it all away when he got home
is t'wa éystexwes kw'es las lex̲éywe
they must have liked going torchlighting
tl'ó su lóy kw'es ew hamámt so te sth'óqwi.
Because they just gave all the fish away.
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| láts' | strange, different, other | |
| th'ístel | horn, antler | |
| ólmetst | wait for him/her | |
| kw'íyeqel | to climb up (e.g, mountain, rock climbing) | |
| lex̲éywa | to torch-light | |
| xwehí:wel | to go upstream | |
| kw'étslexw | to see him/her/it, catch sight of something/someone | |
| ólhstexw | put it on board | |
| thq'ét | spear something (e.g. fish) | |
| kwíyx̲thet | to move oneself | |
| músmes | cow | |
| s'álqsel | tip, point, tip of one's nose | |
| ahíw | upriver, be upriver | |
| yewá:l | first | |
| í:tet | sleeping, be sleeping | |
| wōqw'ethet | float oneself, drift oneself downstream, drown oneself | |
| t'wa | must maybe, I guess, I'm uncertain, must be | |
| thatíl | get dark | |
| tl'átl'el | attached | |
| lheq' | sometimes | |
| qeyálh | before |
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| yewál kw'as la kw'íyqel lam te smámelet… | First you go up the mountain | |
| …kw'as la súq'em te kw'íxw - kw'íxw siyólh. | …to go searching dry wood | |
| os lheq su me chémetes álhtel mi te stl'ép. | They used to pack it back down | |
| le hó:kwexes kw'ses la lex̲éywe. | They used it for torchlighting. | |
| ólhstexwes álhtel lam te sléxwelhs. | They put it in their canoes | |
| tl'o hókwexes kw'es héyeqws | They used it for making their fire | |
| kw'es kw'étslexwes te sth'óqwi li te tl'ép te qó. | So that they see the fish in the deep water | |
| lachexw xwehíwel | You go upriver | |
| xwehí:wel lám kw'e ahíw. | You go Waaay upriver to be upstream. | |
| élmetst kw'es mes las tu thatíl | you wait until it gets dark | |
| qeyálhes me thiyt ta' héyeqw. | Before you make your fire | |
| osu me ó wōqw'ethet teli kw'etha ahíw | And then you just drift from upriver | |
| osu ólmetst kw'as e kw'étslexw te sth'óqwi. | you wait until you see the fish. | |
| tl'áqt ta' lex̲éywe-siyólh | Your torchlighting spear is long (long is your torchlighting wood) | |
| tl'átl'el te th'ístels te smúsmes li te álqsels | Attached is a cow’s horn on the end | |
| tl'ó kw'e hókwexw kw'as la lex̲wéywe te sth'óqwi. | It’s what you use when you’re torchlighting fish | |
| lámexw kw'étslexw te sth'óqwi li te tl'ép, | if you see fish deep down, | |
| os lheq sus tl'ó kw'e lu í:tet | it alwayss as if they’re just sleeping | |
| ó kw'á:y kw'ses kwiyx̲thets | they just can’t move | |
| os lheq su la theq'étes álhtel | So they always speared them then | |
| mes kweléxwes te sth'óqwi. | They caught the fish | |
| lhí kw'es lheq ew lhíxw ó te sxelches | Sometime, sometimes just three was their catch | |
| láts' kw'es ew léts'e só te sxélches. | Other times only one was their catch. | |
| os lheq su lám ó mámt tútl'ó is me t'ókw' | Always he (the fisherman) gave it all away when he got home | |
| is t'wa éystexwes kw'es las lex̲éywe | they must have liked going torchlighting | |
| tl'ó su lóy kw'es ew hamámt so te sth'óqwi. | Because they just gave all the fish away. |
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