Kwélexw means ‘to get, to catch’. You can use it to talking about catching a fish, catching an animal, or catching a ball or other object.
Pronunciation
- Kwélexw sounds like KWULL-ook, except that instead of a k at the end you say the Halq’eméylem soft-x (x).
- In this case the x also has rounded lips (xw). Just let your lips stick out.
Audio: Elizabeth Phillips
Related words
Here are some other words that come from the same root as kwélexw:
- kwelát – hold in your hand
- kwélest – catch (this is specifically for catching an animal)
- kwelátses – to shake hands, to greet (literally ‘take the hand of‘)
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