to stand
Xwíléx means ‘to stand’ or ‘to stand up’.
Note: there is also another word, lhx̲éylex, which also means ‘to stand’ or ‘to stand up’.
Pronunciation
- Xwíléx sounds like SHWEE-lish, except instead of SH you say the Halq’emeylem soft-x sound.
- To make the soft-x, you touch your tongue gently to the roof of your mouth and create light friction.
- The accented e (é) in the second syllable in xwíléx marks that some elders have slightly raised pitch on this vowel.
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling
Related words
Xwíléx is related to these other words:
- xwíléxmet – to stand up for someone (out of respect)
- lhx̲éylex – to stand, to stand up (This word has roughly the same meaning as xwíléx. The -éx ending in both words indicates ‘upright’.)
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