Spóq’es is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘bald eagle’. Literally, it means ‘white face’. …
tsqwá:y
Tsqwá:y is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘green’. Some (though not all) elders also use this word for shades of yellow ….
p’éq’
P’éq’ is the Halq’eméylem word for the colour ‘white’…
ts’méth’
Ts’méth’ is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘blue’ …
tskwí:m
Tskwí:m is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘red’. You can also use it for reddish-brown, or copper-coloured items like pennies…
sásq’ets
Sásq’ets is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘Sasquatch’. The English word is adapted from the Halq’eméylem language…
kw’í:tsel
Kw’ítsel is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘grizzly bear’ …
lá:lém
Lá:lém is the general Halq’eméylem word for ‘house’. You can use it for any kind of house, as well as for animals’ dens …
álhqey
Álhqey is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘snake’. It is a general term, and you can use it for any snake……
sqelá:w
Sqelá:w is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘beaver’ ……
st’eláx_el
St’eláx_el is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘square’. You can also use it for ‘corner’ …
st’elákw’
St’elákw’ is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘circle‘. You can also use it for ‘round‘ …
steqó:ye
Steqó:ye (also spelled stqó:ye) is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘wolf’. …
skwíx
Skwíx is the Halq’eméylem general term for ‘name’, a handy term to use in introductions and speeches …
mót’est
Mót’est is the Halq’eméyel word for ‘to point at’. You can use Mót’est te’ ______! to ask people to point to various objects …
sx_éyes
Sxéyes (also pronounced sxóyes) is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘head’. You can use it for a human head or the head of an animal, fish, etc. …
thóthel
Thóthel is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘mouth’. You can use it to talk about both human and animal mouths, and it’s another good word for TPR. …
qélém
Qélém is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘eye’. You can use it to talk about both human and animal eyes, and it’s another good word for TPR. …
méqsel
This is the Halq’eméylem word for ‘nose’. It’s great for TPR language-learning games …
éy swáyel
This is the Halq’eméylem phrase for ‘good day’. You can use this phrase to greet anyone, and it is easy to pronounce too …