Tsmeth’ó:les is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘blue eye(s)’. You can also use it for ‘to have blue eyes’.
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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’.
kw’elōw
Kw’elōw is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘skin’. You can use it for human skin, as well as for a pelt or hide…
sméth’qel
Sméth’qel is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘brain’. Literally it means ‘blue in the head’. Some Elders use a related but different word: sméth’elheqw.
tskwí:meqw
Tskwí:meqw is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘redhead’.
qwó:ls
Qwó:ls is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘boiling’, as in ‘The water is boiling’.
Numbers 1-10 Review
This post is a video-review of the numbers 1-10 in Halq’eméylem …
ópel
Ópel is the Halq’eméylem word for the number ‘ten’. There are specific words for counting certain objects (people, trees, canoes, etc.), but ópel is the general word for ‘ten’…
tú:xw
Tú:xw is the Halq’eméylem word for the number ‘nine’. There are specific words for counting certain objects (people, trees, canoes, etc.), but tú:xw is the general word for ‘nine’….