sq’eq’ósthóx

Sq’eq’ósthóx is a partial Halq’eméylem phrase meaning ‘accompany me…’.

Audio: Elizabeth Herrling

Structure

This partial phrase has the following structure:

Notes:

• Sq’eq’óstexw comes from sq’ó – companion. The -stexw ending is literally ‘cause to (be a)‘.
• The -exw part of the word drops before –óx (‘me‘), and the t becomes th.