hákw’eles

to remember

Hákw’eles is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘to remember’.

Pronunciation

• Hákw’eles sounds like HACK-wuh-liss, except that the k sound is rounded and popped (kw’).
• To make the k pop (k’), you combine it with a catch in your throat (glottal stop).
• To make the k round (kw), you stick your lips out slightly as you say it.

Audio: Elizabeth Herrling, Elizabeth Phillips

Examples

Here are some examples of how you can use hákw’eles in a sentence:

• Tsel hákw’eles te sqwá:l. – I remember the word.
• Hákw’eles chexw te s’íwes ye syelólexwe. – Remember the teachings of the elders.
• Ey kw’es hákw’eles tset ye áyelestoxwes. – We should remember those who have passed on.