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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’. …

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sts’élexw

Sts’élexw is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘quiet water’ ( ‘backwater’, ‘eddy’, or ‘slough’). The place-name ‘Chilliwack‘ (Ts’elxwéyeqw) comes from the same root as sts’élexw.

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