Author Archive | Stolo Shxweli

St’eláx_el is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘square’. You can also use it for ‘corner’ …

St’elákw’ is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘circle‘. You can also use it for ‘round‘ …

Skwíx is the Halq’eméylem general term for ‘name’, a handy term to use in introductions and speeches …

  Mót’est is the Halq’eméyel word for ‘to point at’.   You can use Mót’est te’ ______! to ask people to point to various objects …

  Sxéyes (also pronounced sxóyes) is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘head’. You can use it for a human head or the head of an animal, fish, etc. …

  Thóthel is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘mouth’. You can use it to talk about both human and animal mouths, and it’s another good word for TPR. …

  Qélém is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘eye’.  You can use it to talk about both human and animal eyes, and it’s another good word for TPR. …

  This is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘nose’. It’s great for TPR language-learning games …