Xwe’ít is a question word. It can mean ‘What did __ do?’, or ‘What happened?’. Elders sometime also use xwe’ít for ‘why’.
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éwelh qwelsthóx
…éwelh qwelsthóx means ‘…never talk to me’. Note: this is not the command form, but rather a selection from a longer sentence.
qwelsthóx
…qwelsthóx means ‘…talk to me’. Note: this is not the normal command form, but rather part of a larger sentence.
qwélstexw
Qwélstexw is Halq’eméylem for ‘to talk to’.
Osu petá:metes
In this context, Osu petá:metes… means ‘So he asks her…’ Literally it just means ‘So asks…’. You have to figure out who is talking to who from the context.
petá:met
Petá:met is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘to ask’, as in Petá:metes tútl’o the Mary – ‘He asked Mary’.
Osu la tesétes te stoles.
Osu la tesétes te stóles means ‘So he goes up to his wife.’ Literally it means ‘So goes approaches (he) the wife (his)’. ‘He’ and ‘his’ are understood from context.
stó:les
Stó:les is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘wife’.
tesét
Tesét means ‘to approach’, ‘to go up to’, or ‘come near to’. For example: Tesétes tútl’o te stó:les. – ‘He went up to his wife.’ Teséthox – ‘Come near me’.
“Olsu stl’í kw’es yeláwels x̲wém kw’el kyó,” x̲ét’e tútlo.
“Olsu stl’í kw’es yeláwels x̲wém kw’el kyó,” x̲ét’e tútlo. means ‘He said “I want my car to be faster”‘. Literally it means: ‘ “So my want (is) that more fast (is) my car,” said he’.