Yilawelhát

Monday

Yilawelhát is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘Monday’.

Literally Yilawelhát means ‘After day’.

Pronunciation

• Yilawelhát sounds like YILL-law-ull-lat, except that the last l is a hissy-l (lh).
• To make the hissy-l sounds, make a regular l, but make it ‘hissy’ like a snake, and with no vibration in the throat.

Audio: Elizabeth Herrling, Elizabeth Phillips

Structure and related words

Yilawelhát is based on yeláw – after, passed by. It includes the past tense marker (-elh), with this structure: