skin on top of head, scalp
Kw’elōweqw is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘skin on the head’ or ‘scalp’. Kw’elōw means ‘skin’, and -eqw is the ending for ‘on the top of the head’.
Pronunciation
Kw’elōweqw sounds like kwull-OH-ook, except that:
- The first kw is ‘popped’, by combining it with a catch in the throat (glottal stop).
- The final sound is the Halq’emeylem qw, which you make by rounding your lips and touching the back of your tongue to your uvula.
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling, Elizabeth Phillips
Related words
Here are some other words related to kw’elōweqw:
- Kw’elōw – skin
skin (pelt, hide)
- Kw’elōwíles – skin on the chest (-íles is the ‘chest’ suffix)
- Kw’elōwíts – skin on the back (-íts is the ‘back’ suffix)
- Kw’elōwáxel – skin on the arm (-áxel is the ‘arm’ suffix)
- Kw’elōwépsem – skin on the back of the neck (-épsem is the ‘back of the neck’ suffix)
- Kw’elōwlhelh – skin on the throat (-lhelh is the ‘throat ‘ suffix, for the exterior of the throat)
- Kw’elōwóythel – skin on the mouth, jaw, lips (-óythel is the ‘mouth/lips/jaw’ suffix)
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