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1. Lhéchelesem ( Lhéchelesem )
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Lhéchelesem word: Lhéchelesem 

English translation: Nooksack Language 

2 Lhéchelesem word: Lhéchelesem English translation: Nooksack Language 
2. Giving ( Giving )

English word: Giving 

Definition: hand to someone, give something to someone, giving 

Lhéchelesem translation: óxwshít 

3. Name ( Name )

English word: Name – Take From Family Set of Names 

Lhéchelesem translation: sná ilh smakwolá 

English word: Name Giving Ceremony – Wash With Rag in Name Giving Ceremony 

Lhéchelesem translation: ts’xwtán 

English word: Name Something – Name It, Read It 

Lhéchelesem translation: na7an 

English word: Name – Ancestral Indian Name 

Lhéchelesem translation: sna7 

English word: Name – Nickname 

Lhéchelesem translation: kweshá7min 

English word: Name – They Name Someone 

Lhéchelesem translation: nánem 

English word: Named – Be Named 

Lhéchelesem translation: esná 

English word: Named – It is Being Called/named/known as, They Call It 

Lhéchelesem translation: ay nánem 

4. Wash ( Wash )

English word: Wash One’s Face 

Lhéchelesem translation: yéqw’osem 

English word: Wash Oneself 

Lhéchelesem translation: yéqw’entsot 

English word: Wash Something 

Lhéchelesem translation: yóqw’en 

English word: Wash Your Hand(s) 

Lhéchelesem translation: yeqw’átsam 

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