tall, long
Tl’áqt is the Halq’eméylem word for a ‘tall’, or ‘long’. For example, you can say Tl’áqt te máqels thútl’o – ‘Her hair is long’. Or you can say Tl’áqt te theqát.– ‘The tree is tall.’ …
Pronunciation
Tl’áqt sounds like tull-ACT, except that:
- Instead of tull, try and say a popped t’ sound, followed by a hissy lh. That is, tl’ = t’ + lh.
- The q sound is similar to k, but for q you touch further back in your mouth, to your uvula.
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling
Related words
Variants of tl’áqt appear in many other words, for example:
- Tl’alqtéle – deer (lit. ‘long ears’)
- Tl’eqtameth’ – tall (of a person)
- Tl’éqtepsem – have a long neck
- Tl’éqteqsel – name of a place on Harrison River, lit. ‘long nose’.
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