wōqw’ethet

You can translate wōqw’ethet as ‘to drift‘, but literally it means ‘to drift yourself’.

This word comes from wōqw’, and the -thet ending means ‘self‘

Pronunciation

• Wōqw’ethet sounds like ‘WOKE wuh thutt’‘, except that the last sound is not a k but the Halq’emeylem q.
• To make the q, you touch the back of your tongue to your uvula.
• In this case, the q is also popped, by combining it with a catch in the throat (glottal stop), to make q’.
• This popped q’ also has lip rounding (qw’)

Audio: Elizabeth Herrling