Letám is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘table‘. You can also use letám for a desk.
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sítel
Sítel (also spelled sí:tel) is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘basket‘.
stó:les
Stó:les is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘wife’.
qwà:l
Qwà:l is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘to speak’, or ‘to talk’. You can use it to refer to everyday talking, or talking at a formal speech.
kyó
Kyó is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘car’. Elders adapted this word from English ‘car’.
sqá:q
Sqá:q means ‘younger sibling’. You can use it for a younger brother or a younger sister. You can also use it for certain of your cousins.
pús
Pús is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘cat’.
shxwtole’ólestel
Shxwtole’ólestel is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘eyeglasses’…
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’. …
shxwtále’álá
Shxwtále’álá is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘purse’, or ‘wallet’. Literally it means ‘container for money’…