Músmes means ‘cow’. Elders borrowed this word from the Chinook Jargon trade language (Chinook Jargon may have adapted it in turn from the Cree word for a moose).
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sxélcha
Sxélcha means ‘catch’, as in ‘what you caught when hunting’. You can use sxélcha to to talk about the body of an animal, a bird, or a fish.
chxélcha
Chxélcha means ‘to catch game’, as in hunting. You can use this word to talk about catching animals, birds, or fish.
pús
Pús is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘cat’.
tsq’éyx̲ pús
Tsq’éyx̲ pús is Halq’eméylem for ‘black cat’. Tsq’éyx̲ means ‘black’ and pus means ‘cat’.
xá:ysem
Xá:ysem is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘ant’.
sqwíqwemay
Sqwíqwemay is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘puppy’ …
sqwemá:y
Sqwemá:y is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘dog’. You can use it to talk about any kind of dog …
pí:txel
Pí:txel is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘salamander’. Elders also use the word for ‘lizard’….
sk’ek’iyáp
Sk’ek’iyáp is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘coyote’…