Yétl’q’t is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘to paint (it)‘. You can also use yétl’q’t for ‘to rub (it)‘.
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sp’ótl’em
Sp’ótl’em is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘smoke’. Some people also use sp’ótl’em for ‘cigarette’, or ‘tobacco’. Note that this word is a noun, describing the thing, as for example in Tsel hóqwelexw te sp’ótl’em. – ‘I smell smoke’. …
sch’áletstel
Sch’áletstel is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘chair’. Literally it means ‘device for putting your rear end on’.
alhteláwtxw
Alhteláwtxw is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘restaurant’. Literally it means ‘building for eating’.