Te syétl’q’tes te lá:lém means ‘the house’s paint‘. Literally it means ‘the paint job of the house‘.
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syétl’q’t
Syétl’q’t means ‘paint job‘. It is the nominal (noun) form of the verb yétl’q’t – to paint (it).
yétl’q’t
Yétl’q’t is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘to paint (it)‘. You can also use yétl’q’t for ‘to rub (it)‘.
iyáqt
Iyáqt means ‘transform (it)’ or ‘change (it)’
X̲ét’estem shxwóxwth’ tútl’o swíyeqe
X̲ét’estem shxwóxwth’ tútl’o swíyeqe means ‘That man is said to be crazy’. Literally: (is) said (to be) crazy the man
x̲ét’estem shxwóxwth’
X̲ét’estem shxwóxwth’ means ‘He is said to be crazy’. The words for ‘he is’ and ‘to be’ are not explicitly stated, you just understand them from context.
x̲ét’estem
X̲ét’estem means ‘…is said (to be)‘.
shxwóxwth’
Shxwóxwth’ is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘crazy‘.