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’.
q’eyx̲óles
Q’eyx̲óles is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘pupil of the eye’. Literally it means ‘black of/in the eye’.
chílheqw
Chílheqw is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘bed head’. You can also use it for ‘bushy hair’ or ‘uncombed hair’. Literally it means ‘high hair’ …
tl’áqt
Tl’áqt is the Halq’eméylem word for a ‘tall’, or ‘long’. For example, you can say Tl’áqt te máqels thútl’o – ‘Her hair is long’. Or you can say Tl’áqt te theqát.– ‘The tree is tall.’ …
sqe’ó:les
Sqe’ó:les is the Halq’eméylem word for a ‘tear’. Literally it means ‘water of the eyes’.
tsmeth’ó:les
Tsmeth’ó:les is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘blue eye(s)’. You can also use it for ‘to have blue eyes’.
peq’ó:les
P’eq’ó:les is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘cataract’. Literally it means ‘white eye’. P’eq’ó:les is also the name of a place, across the Fraser river from Deroche, B.C.
kw’elōweqw
Kw’elōweqw is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘skin on the head’ or ‘scalp’. Kw’elōw means ‘skin’, and -eqw is the ending for ‘on the top of the head’.