X̲ám means ‘to cry’.
Pronunciation
X̲ám sounds like HAM, except that the first sound is not an “H” but rather the Halq’eméylem hard-x (x̲). You make this hard-x by touching the back of your tongue to your uvula (at the very back of your mouth) and creating heavy friction.
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling, Elizabeth Phillips
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