Sq’ó is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘companion’. You can also use sq’ó to mean ‘other part’ or ‘go along with’.
Losu le xwá sqwóqwiyel
Losu le xwá sqwóqwiyel means ‘He becomes green‘.
Li the T’eqw’ótem osu xwe ew tl’o tútl’o yétl’q’thet tútl’o
Li the T’eqw’ótem osu xwe ew tl’o tútl’o yétl’q’thet tútl’o means ‘Saturday it’s himself that he paints’.
yétl’q’thet tútl’o
Yétl’q’thet tútl’o means ‘He paints himself.’
Osu la te Slhq’átses qesu wxi tl‘ó te letám yétl’q’tes sqwówiyel
Osu la te Slhq’átses qesu wxi tl‘ó te letám yétl’q’tes sqwówiyel means ‘Friday it’s his table that he paints green’. Literally it means ‘So Friday it comes to be it is the table (he) paints green’.
letám
Letám is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘table‘. You can also use letám for a desk.
Li te Sx̲e’óthels, tl’o te ch’áletstel yetl’q’tes te sqwóqwiyel
Li te Sx̲e’óthels, tl’o te ch’áletstel yetl’q’tes te sqwóqwiyel means ‘Thursday it’s the chair he paints green’.
Li te Shlíxws qesu xwi tl’o te q’éyt’e yétl’q’tes te sqwóqwiyel
Li te Shlíxws qesu xwi tl’o te q’éyt’e yétl’q’tes te sqwóqwiyel means ‘Wednesday it’s the swing that he paints green‘.
q’éyt’e
Q’éyt’e means ‘swing’. You can use it as a noun (as in ‘a swing’) or as a verb (as in ‘to swing’).
Sthémelts qesu le xwá qwóqwiyel te syétl’q’tes te kyós
Sthémelts qesu le xwá qwóqwiyel te syétl’q’tes te kyós means ‘Tuesday he paints his car green’. Literally it means ‘Tuesday and.so comes.to be.turning.green the paint.job of the car (of him)‘.
qwáyel
Qwáyel means ‘turn green’ or ‘turn yellow’. (In general, many Elders use the same word for ‘green‘ and ‘yellow‘)
Yilawelhát osu yétl’q’tes te lá:léms—tsqwóqwiyel
Yilawelhát osu yétl’q’tes te lá:léms—tsqwóqwiyel means ‘Monday he paints his house—it becomes green‘.
tsqwóqwiyel
Tsqwóqwiyel means ‘becoming green’. Many Elders also use the same term for ‘becoming yellow’.
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.
smómeleqw
Smómeleqw means ‘mixed’, or ‘mixed up’. You can use it for mixed vegetables, mixed clothing, or people with ‘scrambled brains’.
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’.