to catch game
Chxélcha means ‘to catch game’, as in hunting.
You can use this word to talk about catching animals, birds, or fish.
Pronunciation
Chxélcha sounds like chuh-HILL-chah, except that:
- You don’t really say a vowel after the first ch.
- Instead of an h you make the Halq’eméylem x-sound
- To make the x, create light friction by touching your tongue to the roof of your mouth.
Audio: Elizabeth Phillips
Related words
The noun form for chxélcha is sxélcha – catch, i.e. game that you have caught.
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