Crazy Painter is told by Ts’áts’elexwót, Elizabeth Herrling. This story helps with learning the days of the week, as well as colours.
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te _________ -s
Instead of saying the full phrase te __________-s tútl’o, you can ‘drop’ the word tútl’o and just say te ______s.
te _______-s tútl’o
The pattern te __________-s tútl’o corresponds to English ‘his _________‘.
Osu Sx̲ax̲elhát qesu le xwá p’éq’ te lá:léms, syétl’q’tes
Osu Sx̲ax̲elhát qesu le xwá p’éq’ te lá:léms, syétl’q’tes means ‘Sunday his house becomes white’. Literally it means ‘So Sunday and.so (it) becomes white the house (of him), (its) paint.job ‘.
Sx̲ax̲elhát
Sx̲ax̲elhát is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘Sunday’. Literally Sx̲ax̲elhát means ‘Holy day’, ‘Sacred day’.
T’eqw’ótem qesu le xwa tsqwá:y te syétl’q’tes te lá:léms
T’eqw’ótem qesu le xwa tsqwá:y te syétl’q’tes te lá:léms means ‘Saturday his house becomes yellow’. Literally it means ‘Saturday and.so (it) becomes green/yellow the paint-job of the house (of him)’. Note that tsqwá:y means both ‘green‘ and ‘yellow‘.
T’óqw’tem
T’óqw’tem is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘Saturday’. Elders also use T’óqw’tem for ‘weekend’. Literally T’óqw’tem means ‘the string is broken’.
Osu Lhq’átses qesu le xwá tsxwíkw’ te yétl’q’tes te lá:léms
Osu Lhq’átses qesu le xwá tsxwíkw’ te yétl’q’tes te lá:léms means ‘Friday his house becomes grey’. Literally it means ‘So Friday and.so (it) becomes grey the paint.job of the house (of him)‘.
Slheq’átses
Slheq’átses is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘Friday’. Literally Slheq’átses means ‘fifth period, fifth cycle‘.
Sx̲e’óthels qesu la xwá tsq’éyx̲ te syétl’q’tes te lá:léms
Sx̲e’óthels qesu la xwá tsq’éyx̲ te syétl’q’tes te lá:léms means ‘Thursday his house becomes black’. Literally it means ‘Thursday and.so (it) becomes black the paint-job of the house (of him)’.