Lemlémet ya’ t’elt’álew means ‘cross your arms’‘.
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t’elt’álew
T’elt’álew means ‘arms’, it is the plural form of t’álew – ‘arm’.
t’álew
T’álew means ‘arm’.
ts’tl’ém
Ts’tl’ém means ‘to jump‘. To use it as a command (as for ‘TPR’ games), you can say either: Ts’tl’ém chexw! (if commanding one person to jump), or Ts’tl’ém chap! (if commanding two or more).
Emikw’elo
Emikw’elo means ‘come here‘. You can use this as a command by itself, or you can specify: Emikw’elo chexw! – Come here! (speaking to one person) Emikw’elo chap! – Come here! (speaking to two or more)
emét
Emét means ‘to sit down’. Some command forms for TPR are: Emét chexw! – Sit down! (speaking to one person) Emét chap! – Sit down! (speaking to two or more)
lhex̲éylex
Lhex̲éylex means ‘to stand up’. You can say Lhex̲éylex chexw! – Stand up! as a command if commanding one person. If you are talking to two or more people, you would say it like this: Lhex̲éylex chap!.