sítel

basket

Sítel (also spelled sí:tel) is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘basket‘.

Pronunciation

Sítel sounds like SEE-tull

Audio: Elizabeth Herrling, Elizabeth Phillips

Plural form

Sítel has a special plural form, like this: sá:letel – baskets (audio here)

In this case, the Elders make the plural by changing the first vowel, and adding an –l inside the word.

Related words

• sí:stel – little basket (formed by reduplication, i.e. partial doubling of sítel)
• selístel – little baskets (plural of the preceding word)