O:lh means ‘to board’ or ‘to get on board‘. It refers to the act of entering a canoe, ship, bus, car, or other vehicle.
Pronunciation
O:lh sounds like OTH, except that instead of a TH at the end you say the Halq’eméylem hissy-l (lh). Lh is like a regular l, except that you make it with more friction and no vibration in the throat.
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling, Elizabeth Phillips
-ing form
O:lh has a special –ing form , to describe an ongoing action, like this: elo:lh – ‘being on board, travelling on board‘. (Audio here).
Related words
O:lh is related to a number of other words, including:
- ó:lhstexw – to load it on board, to put it on board (the –stexw ending means ‘cause to be‘)
- yeló:lh – to travel on board a boat or vehicle (the ye prefix here marks travelling)
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