Lhéchelesem word: leq’áliqan 

English translation: Journey – Go on a Long Journey, Travel 

English word: Indian Doctor – Medicine Man, Shaman

Lhéchelesem translation: sxwená7am

English word: Flame is Out – Out as Fire, Could Be Coals 

Lhéchelesem translation: lhats’ 

English word: Cure Someone – as in Indian Doctor 

Lhéchelesem translation: lhawát 

English word: A Person Cures Someone 

Lhéchelesem translation: halín 

Lhéchelesem word: lháxchisten 

English translation: Mat to Put Hot Plates on – Woven Cedar Bark Mat 

Lhéchelesem word: lhékw’ten 

English translation: Gaff Hook – Hook and Pole 

Lhéchelesem word:  lhalinómot 

English translation: Make It to Shore – Get to Shore 

Lhéchelesem word: lhích’it 

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

Lhéchelesem word: létsalqen 

English translation: Wooly Dog 

Lhéchelesem word: lhálo7ts 

English translation: Ocean-line – River-line or Ocean-line on Seashore 

English word: Gaff Hook – Hook and Pole 

Lhéchelesem translation: lhékw’ten 

Lhéchelesem word: lépoxwem 

English translation: Racket – Big Noise on the Floor 

English word: Journey – Go on a Long Journey, Travel 

Lhéchelesem translation: leq’áliqan 

Lhéchelesem word: lháqem 

English translation: Hiss – to Whisper, to Hiss 

Lhéchelesem word: lhchíl 

English translation: Get Here – Arrive 

Lhéchelesem word: lhawát 

English translation: Cure Someone – as in Indian Doctor 

Lhéchelesem word: Lhchiws 

English translation: Tired 

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

English word: Insult – Insult Somebody

Lhéchelesem translation: lhelháts’

English word: Racket – Big Noise on the Floor 

Lhéchelesem translation: lépoxwem 

English word: Escape, Run Away 

Lhéchelesem translation: lhaw 

English word: Noise – Make a Noise 

Lhéchelesem translation: wúla7am 

English word: Noise – Rattling Noise Made by Person Walking on Dry Grass 

Lhéchelesem translation: sówatsem 

English word: Cedar Dish 

Lhéchelesem translation: xpayówalh 

English word: Cedar Paddle 

Lhéchelesem translation: xpay xwómet 

English word: Cedar Pole 

Lhéchelesem translation: ta xpay ts’ets’á 

English word: Cedar Root Strips, Wide Cedar Root Strips (Wrapped Around Bundles of Fine Ones) 

Lhéchelesem translation: yemáwéstan 

English word: Cedar Sapling, Young Red Cedar 

Lhéchelesem translation: súsekw= 

English word: Cedar Stick for Cooking Meat 

Lhéchelesem translation: ts’ehúta 

English word: Cedar Tree, Western Red Cedar Tree 

Lhéchelesem translation: xpáy7ay 

English word: Tired 

Lhéchelesem translation: Lhchiws 

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

English word: From 

Lhéchelesem translation: tolí 

English word:  Many Houses 

Lhéchelesem translation: lellálam 

English word:  Many – Much, Lots, Plenty 

Lhéchelesem translation: qex 

English word:  Picking Many – Selecting/choosing/sorting Many 

Lhéchelesem translation: ay mesmísen7 

English word:  They Are Awake – Many Are Awake 

Lhéchelesem translation: asmesmesám 

English word: Make a Basket – of Cedar Bark Strips 

Lhéchelesem translation: chts’ówex 

English word: Make a Big Effort – Exert Oneself, Do It Harder 

Lhéchelesem translation: tímitsot 

English word: Make a Decision 

Lhéchelesem translation: hálikw 

English word: Make a Hole in Something – Punch a Hole in Something, Bore a Hole 

Lhéchelesem translation: qwán 

English word: Make a Light - Turn the Light on, Light the Lamp/torch 

Lhéchelesem translation: hónon ta swáchit 

English word: Make a Mark – to Write 

Lhéchelesem translation: xelíl 

English word: Make a Noise 

Lhéchelesem translation: wúla7am 

English word: Make a Sign to Go – Signal, to Signal to Go 

Lhéchelesem translation: lámchelh 

English word: Make a Speech 

Lhéchelesem translation: qwoqwál7 

English word: Make Camp – to Camp 

Lhéchelesem translation: q’el7mín 

English word: Make Fire – Build a Fire, Start Up the Fire, to Build Fire in Stove 

Lhéchelesem translation: hónchup

English word: Make It to Shore – Get to Shore 

Lhéchelesem translation: lhalinómot 

English word: Make It – Repair It, Fix It, Build It, Work on It, Prepare It 

Lhéchelesem translation: tsíyet 

English word: Make Many Marks With Pen – Write a Letter 

Lhéchelesem translation: xilxalíl 

English word: Make Plans 

Lhéchelesem translation: nílhintsot 

English word: Make Someone Angry 

Lhéchelesem translation: lhiyanoxw 

English word: Make Someone Work – Hire and/or Make Someone Work 

Lhéchelesem translation: eháyitom 

English word: Make War 

Lhéchelesem translation: xéylixtxw 

English word: Making a Net – Mending a Net 

Lhéchelesem translation: tsíyet ta swél7tan 

English word: Hiss – to Whisper, to Hiss 

Lhéchelesem translation: lháqem 

Lhéchelesem word: lhaw 

English translation: Escape, Run Away 

English word: Big 

Lhéchelesem translation: hi7kw 

English word: Mat 

Lhéchelesem translation: yólech 

English word: Mattress – Mat of Cattail, Small Woven Mat 

Lhéchelesem translation: kwó7ot 

English word: Mat House – Mat Lodge 

Lhéchelesem translation: yólechawtxw 

English word: Mat to Put Hot Plates on – Woven Cedar Bark Mat 

Lhéchelesem translation: lháxchisten 

English word: And 

Lhéchelesem translation: qe 

English word: Go 

Lhéchelesem translation: oxw