Kw’óxwe is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘box’. Elders use it for modern boxes as well as traditional boxes.
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wáyel
Wáyel means ‘to dawn, to become day’. It is the base form for swáyel – ‘day’
Osu me lhíts’etes yutl’ólem.
Osu me lhíts’etes yutl’ólem means ‘So they cut it up’ .
yutl’ólem
Yutl’ólem means ‘they, them’.
Tl’ís kw’es télexwes we is stám kw’es alxwítsel
Tl’ís kw’es télexwes we is stám kw’es alxwítsel means ‘(They) wanted to find out what was inside’.
…stám kw’es alxwítsel
…stám kw’es alxwítsel means ‘…what was inside’.
alxwítsel
Alxwítsel means ‘in the middle of, inside of‘.
Tl’ís kw’es télexwes…
Tl’ís kw’es télexwes… means ‘(They) wanted to find out…’.
télexw
Télexw means ‘to learn, to find out‘.
stl’í
Stl’í means ‘to want, to need‘.