mixed, mixed up
Smómeleqw means ‘mixed’, or ‘mixed up’. You can use it for mixed vegetables, mixed clothing, or people with ‘scrambled brains’.
Pronunciation
- Smómeleqw sounds like S-MOM-uh-look, except that instead of k‘s you say the Halq’eméylem q sound. For the Halq’eméylem q, the back of your tongue touches to your uvula.
- In this word, the q also has rounded lips (qw).
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling, Elizabeth Phillips
Structure and related words
Smómeleqw is based on the root word móleqw – ‘to mix‘. (This is the same root as in móleqwet – ‘to mix it’. ) Elders build smómeleqw in the following way:
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