Dictionary of Shm’algyack
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10 - <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack<br />
cksh'waanck noun herring eggs<br />
·Eh! 'Tsamaatga cksh'waanck 'gilm<br />
gyad 'kam. Oh boy! The herring eggs<br />
that people gave us taste very good<br />
ck'biyaan verb to smoke tobacco<br />
·Ahlgadee aam dm ck'biyaan gyad.<br />
It’s not good for people to smoke.<br />
daahl vocative dear miss or woman<br />
·Daahl, dm shm amooksha'nu da<br />
'kwan. Dear Miss, I’m really going to<br />
listen to you.<br />
daala noun money<br />
·Giloamdsa 'gwaatga na daalan.<br />
Don’t lose your money.<br />
daalck verb to advise, counsel; to<br />
rebuke, scold, talk to in a mean manner<br />
·Shm ama 'daa hlguwoamhlg hlat<br />
daalckat noat. The child sat still when<br />
his mother scolded him.<br />
·Na didaalcku hlguhlgm hana'ack<br />
goa dm wila gyoat. I advised my<br />
daughter about what she should do.<br />
daamshack verb to faint, pass out<br />
PLURAL: dmdaamshack<br />
·Geedsa daamshacka hana'ack hlat<br />
nee shgaboo daala. The woman<br />
almost fainted when she saw how<br />
much money there was.<br />
daaw noun; verb ice; to freeze<br />
PLURAL: dudaaw<br />
·A-yaalttgm sha gya'wn.<br />
Da'ackhlgm dm sha daaw<br />
wineayam. We’re lucky today. We are<br />
able to freeze our food.<br />
daayksh noun Indian ice cream<br />
·'Guulda waalm da 'nak doashda,<br />
dat Peter Fawcett, Peter Wesley<br />
'nahowyu, dsaba daayksh da 'kam,<br />
da up oa, wilaay 'yoota gwee dsabt.<br />
This is one thing we did, Peter Fawcett,<br />
I mean Peter Wesley, made Indian ice<br />
cream, and oh boy, that man really<br />
knew how to make it.<br />
dackhl noun hammer<br />
·'Gwaatga na dackhlu. My hammer<br />
is lost.<br />
dacksh noun flounder<br />
·Anoacka umsheewa dacksh. White<br />
men like flounder.<br />
dackshmhietk verb to stand still<br />
·Dackshmhietga hlgu hash hlat<br />
tcka'noo wil ckshwa'dackga 'yoota.<br />
The dog stood still when he heard the<br />
man’s whistle.<br />
dackshm'daa verb to obey, sit<br />
still; to stay at home<br />
PLURAL: dackshmwun<br />
·Shguu dm dackshm'daan ada<br />
amookshn da wil howsh noan. You<br />
should sit still and listen to what your<br />
mother has to say.<br />
dackyaagw verb to hold, hold fast,<br />
hold tight<br />
·Dackyagwa hagwilhoo. Hold the<br />
rope tight.<br />
dackya'wa verb to grip, hold<br />
·Wie dackya'wa an'onu. Labiet<br />
shoonsha'nu. Take hold <strong>of</strong> my arms.<br />
I’m blind.<br />
daintg verb to lead<br />
·Aam sha daintgu. Lead me.<br />
dakhl verb to tie, tie around<br />
·Dakhla hagwilhoo da kwduun<br />
ckbeesh. Tie the rope around the box.<br />
dal noun; verb fight, conflict; to fight<br />
PLURAL: dildal<br />
·Hladm dildal hashhaasha gwee.<br />
Those dogs are going to fight.<br />
dalbikshg verb to shrink<br />
·Dalbikshga hoaya dsida ggal<br />
giamga aksh. The clothes shrink if the<br />
water’s too warm.<br />
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