Tsqwóqwiyel means ‘becoming green’. Many Elders also use the same term for ‘becoming yellow’.
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Mekw’ o stám la éyaqtes
Mekw’ o stám la éyaqtes means ‘He just changes everything.’
mekw’stám
mekw’stám means ‘everything’. Literally it means ‘all/everything what (is)‘.
Iti te smómeleqw, shxwóxwth’ swíyeqe
Iti te smómeleqw, shxwóxwth’ swíyeqe means ‘Here’s the mixed up, crazy guy’. Literally: Here (is) the mixed up, crazy man.
móleqwet
Móleqwet means ‘to mix’, or ‘to mix (it) up’.
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)‘.