ten
Ópel is the Halq’eméylem word for the number ‘ten’. There are specific words for counting certain objects (people, trees, canoes, etc.), but ópel is the general word for ‘ten’…
Pronunciation
Ópel (also spelled ó:pel) sounds like this: AH-pull.
Audio: Rosaleen George
Related words
A number of other words are related to ópel, including these examples:
- Epále – ten (for counting people)(The ending –íle, –ále, or –éle appears on many of the numbers for counting people.)
- Opelōwelh – ten canoes (The ending –ōwelh appears on many words related to canoes.)
- Epóles – ten dollars (the –es or –os ending appears on many words for dollars.)
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