crazy
Shxwóxwth’ is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘crazy‘.
Pronunciation
Shxwóxwth’ sounds like sh-WASH-ts, except that:
- There is a rounded soft-x sound after the first sh, making shxw
- Rather than WASH you actually say WAXW, with another soft-x sound
- And there is a catch in the throat (‘glottal stop’) at the end of the word
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling
Related words
Shxwóxwth’ is related to these words:
- xwáth’em – to rock back and forth, to teeter
- xwixweth’aletstel – rocking chair
- xwó:xwth’tem – sexy (literally ‘get rocking‘ or ‘get crazy‘)
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