xwéts’en

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1. ↑ Cut Something ( Cut Something )

English word: Cut Something 

Lhéchelesem translation: lhíchit 

2. ↑ Lhéchelesem ( Lhéchelesem )
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Lhéchelesem word: Lhéchelesem 

English translation: Nooksack Language 

2 Lhéchelesem word: Lhéchelesem English translation: Nooksack Language 
3. ↑ Across ( Across )
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English word: Across 

Lhéchelesem translation: shókwil 

English word: Across: throw it across, toss it to someone 

Lhéchelesem translation: t’ú:sun 

2 English word: Across, on the Opposite Side, Go Across a River Lhéchelesem translation: Shókwil Jeremiah Johnny from the Culture Department shares the word of the month in Lhéchelesem, Nooksack language.
4. ↑ Down ( Down )

English word: Down 

Lhéchelesem translation: tl’epowilh 

English word: Go Down 

Lhéchelesem translation: tl’epow7íl 

English word: Downhill – Roll Something (Like Logs) Downhill 

Lhéchelesem translation: títsen 

English word: Walk Downhill 

Lhéchelesem translation: tl’epíqanem 

English word: Downstream 

Lhéchelesem translation: kwatsílem 

5. ↑ Cut ( Cut )

English word: Cut It – With a Knife or Straightedge (Grass for Example) 

Lhéchelesem translation: lhích’it 

English word: Cut Something Down Middle or Across, Cut Timber, Cut With a Saw 

Lhéchelesem translation: xwéts’en 

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