(1) thunu nuhiimut-st-hwut tthu nu sul’sil’eelh, siiletse’ tthu nu sne, hwun’a’ ’ul’ nu sne.The name that was given to me by my grandparents was Siilece’, which was my first name. (2) nus ni’ tl’uw’ kwunut kwthu nuts’a’ snes kwthu nu sts’a’muqwulh, hwutshilum.Then, I also took my great-grandfather’s name, Xwuchilum. (3) ni’ kwu’elh yuse’lu kwthu nu sne ni’ hun’uteen’.Now I have

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(1) hey kwu’elh, si’em’ nu siiye’yu, nilh tse’ tthu ni’ sht’es kws ’i’mushs ni’ulh sht’es kw’s ’imush tst.And now, my dear most honoured friends, I will speak about the ways of our people. (2) kw’unus hwun’ stl’i’tl’qulhulh ’i yu sq’uq’a’ tsun ’u tthu nu sul’si’lu, tth’ulusqinum, tun’ni’… mens lhu nu ten, ’i’ lhu nu si’lu hw’e’miye’.How I grew up with

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(1) hwi’ nilh tse’ kwu’elh ni’ulh nu suluthut kw’un’us ’ilh ’uw’ hwun’ stl’i’tl’qulh; nilh tse’ nu shhwun’em.I will now talk about how I grew up as a child. (2) nanulh ’uw’ hwun’ ’uhwin – wuw’a’ ’apun ’i’ kw’ nuts’a’ sil’anum ’i’ ni’ulh tsun ni’ ’utl’ ley’qsun kwunus mukw’ stem ni’ nu sul’u’thut ts’uhwle’ ’i’ stth’oom.When I was very young, maybe

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