earth, ground, land, the world
Tém:éxw is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘earth’, ‘ground’,’land’ or ‘the world’.
Pronunciation
Tém:éxw sounds like tumm-OOK, except instead of a k at the end you say the Halq’emeylem soft-x (here with rounded lips, i.e. xw).
The m is slightly elongated, and this is what is marked with the colon (m:).
Both vowels have slightly raised pitch, and that is what is marked by the accents on the e‘s.
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling
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