four (general counting)
Xe’othel is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘four’. There are specific versions for counting certain objects (people, trees, canoes, etc.), but xe’othel is the general word for ‘four’….
Pronunciation
- xe’othel sounds like “kuh-AH-thull“, except instead of a k you say the Halq’emeylem hard-x sound.
- To make the hard-x sound, you touch the back of your tongue way back to your uvula, then you create heavy friction there.
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling, Rosaleen George
Related words
A number of other words are related to xe’othel, including these examples:
- xethíle – four people (The ending –íle or –ále appears on many numbers for counting people.)
- xethí:lhp – four trees (The ending –lhp appears on many words for plants and trees.)
- xethíles – four dollars (The –es ending appears on many words for dollars.)
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