Q’emó:stel is the name for a ‘dip-net’.
Pronunciation
Q’emó:stel sounds kuh-MOSS-tull, except that instead of a k the first sound is the Halq’eméylem q, which you make by touching the back of your tongue to your uvula.
This q is also ‘popped’ or ‘ejective’ (q’). You make the pop by combining the q with a catch in the throat (glottal stop)
Audio: Elizabeth Phillips
Plural form
Q’emó:stel has a special plural form, like this: q’eyq’emó:stel – dip-nets (audio here).
Elders make this type of plural by partly doubling (‘reduplicating’) the first part of the word.
Related words
Q’emó:stel comes from the root q’emós – to dip-net. The –tel ending marks tools and devices.
These words may be related to q’émel – to scoop, to dip up.
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