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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. lhích’it ( lhích’it )

Lhéchelesem word: lhích’it 

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

4. xwéts’en ( xwéts’en )

Lhéchelesem word: xwéts’en 

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

5. 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.
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