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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. Person ( Person )

English word: Person 

Lhéchelesem translation: stí7ixw 

English word: Person – Always Crying, Also Baby 

Lhéchelesem translation:  sxaxáy 

English word: Person – Always Doing Wrong 

Lhéchelesem translation:  aslhánts’ 

English word: Person – Always Laughing 

Lhéchelesem translation:  snáyney 

English word: Person – Always Quiet 

Lhéchelesem translation:  p’áxwem 

English word: Person – of High Class, High Born, Also Head of Village 

Lhéchelesem translation:  salhám 

English word: Person – to Grow Fast, Grow as a Child 

Lhéchelesem translation:  shówil 

English word: Person – Who is Loose in Morals, Runs Around With Everyone 

Lhéchelesem translation:  kwix 

English word: Person – an Entertainer, Jolly Person 

Lhéchelesem translation:  xwyéyeqep 

English word: Person – Squint Eyed Person

Lhéchelesem translation:  sq’etl’álus 

English word: Person – Lazy Person 

Lhéchelesem translation:  es7í:ch’il 

English word: Person – the First Person 

Lhéchelesem translation:  ta nench’ó7es 

English word: Person of High Class – High Born, Head of Village 

Lhéchelesem translation:  salhám 

3. Loose ( Loose )

English word: Loose, Slack 

Lhéchelesem translation: Slí7éqw 

Change

English word: Change, Alter, Be Transformed 

Lhéchelesem translation: Txwnats’ 

To Tell a Legend

English word: To Tell a Legend, to Tell Stories About Old Days 

Lhéchelesem translation: Xwoyám 

Jeremiah Johnny from the Culture Department shares the word of the month in Lhéchelesem, Nooksack language.

4. Who ( Who )

English word: Who 

Lhéchelesem translation: towát 

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