Lhex̲éylex means ‘to stand up’. You can say Lhex̲éylex chexw! – Stand up! as a command if commanding one person. If you are talking to two or more people, you would say it like this: Lhex̲éylex chap!.
There are also other ways of forming commands, and there is another (unrelated) word for ‘stand up‘ : xwílex.
Pronunciation
Lhex̲éylex sounds like luck-EH-lish, except that:
- Instead of a regular l, the first l is the ‘hissy-l‘ (lh). You make this with more friction and no vibration in the throat
- Instead of a ck, the first syllable ends in the Halq’eméylem hard-x sound (x̲), with the tongue touching back to the uvula
- The last sound is not sh, but instead is the Halq’eméylem soft-x (x), made by touching your tongue gently to the roof of your mouth.
Audio: Elizabeth Phillips
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