skin (pelt, hide)
Kw’elōw is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘skin’. You can use it for human skin, as well as for a pelt or hide…
Pronunciation
Kw’elōw sounds like KWULL-oh, except that the kw sound at the start is ‘popped’.
To make the pop, you combine the kw with a glottal stop.
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling, Elizabeth Phillips
Plural Form
Kw’elōw has a special plural form, like this: kw’elkw’elōw – skins, hides, pelts (audio here).
To make this type of plural, you partly double (‘reduplicate’) the first part of the word.
Related words
Here are some other words related to kw’elōw (the elders make each of these by adding an ending that refers to a particular part of the body):
- kw’elōweqw – skin on the top of the head (scalp)
- kw’elōwíles – skin on the chest
- kw’elōwíts – skin on the back
- kw’elōwépsem – skin on the back of the neck
- kw’elōwáx̲el – skin on the arm
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