Slheq’átses is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘Friday’. Literally Slheq’átses means ‘fifth period, fifth cycle‘.
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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)’.
Sx̲e’óthels
Sx̲e’óthels is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘Thursday’. Literally Sx̲e’óthels means ‘fourth period, fourth cycle’ (see x̲e’óthels – ‘four‘)
Slhíxws qesu le xwá tskwí:m kw’es la yétl’q’tes te lá:léms
Slhíxws qesu le xwá tskwí:m kw’es la yétl’q’tes te lá:léms means ‘Wednesday he paints his house red’. Literally it means ‘Wednesday and.so (it) becomes red that (he) paints the house (of him)‘.
Slhíxws
Slhíxws is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘Wednesday’. Literally Sthíxws means ‘third period, third cycle‘.
Sthémelts qesu le xwá tsqwá:y te lá:léms.
Sthémelts qesu le xwá tsqwá:y te lá:léms means ‘Tuesday his house becomes green‘. Literally it means ‘Tuesday and.so becomes green the house (of him)‘.
Sthémelts
Sthémelts is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘Tuesday’. Literally Sthémelts means ‘second day’.
Yilawelhát qesu le xwá ts’méth’ te yétl’q’tes te lá:léms
Yilawelhát qesu le xwá ts’méth’ te yétl’q’tes te lá:léms means ‘Monday his house becomes blue’. Literally it means ‘Monday and.so becomes blue the paint-job of the house (of him)’.
le xwá ts’méth’ te yétl’q’tes te lá:léms
Le xwá ts’méth’ te yétl’q’tes te lá:léms means ‘His house becomes blue‘. Literally it means ‘(It) becomes blue the paint-job of the house (of him)‘.
le xwá ts’méth’
Le xwá ts’méth’ means ‘it becomes blue’