Yewál kw’as la kw’íyeqel lam te smámelet means ‘First you climb to the mountains‘.
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smámelet
Smámelet is another word for ‘mountain’ or ‘mountains’. Surprisingly, you can use the same form to mean ‘pebble’, or ‘small stone’.
smált
Smált means ‘rock’ or ‘stone’. You can use it for any size of stone—and even for a whole mountain.
yewál kw’as la kw’íyeqel
Yewál kw’as la kw’íyeqel means ‘first you climb‘.
kw’íyeqel
Kw’íyeqel means ‘to mountain climb’, or ‘to rock climb’‘. You can also use it to talk about climbing a hill.
kw’íy
Kw’íy means ‘to climb, to rise up’.
yewá:l
Yewá:l means ‘first’‘
Mekw’, q’eq’ó te swíyeqe.
Mekw’, q’eq’ó te swíyeqe. means ‘Everything, along with the man.‘
Osu le xwá mekw’stám le xwá sqwóqwiyel
Osu le xwá mekw’stám le xwá sqwóqwiyel means ‘Everything becomes green.‘
sq’ó
Sq’ó is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘companion’. You can also use sq’ó to mean ‘other part’ or ‘go along with’.