Dictionary of Shm’algyack
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14 - <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack<br />
dsahl verb to consume; to lose a<br />
game, war; to be consumed<br />
·Dsahlu tcka'nee wineaya 'nee gn<br />
ggal 'dsaayu. I finished all the food,<br />
that’s why I'm full.<br />
·Galmeelgm ashda 'guulda sha da<br />
dsahlu. I was playing the other day<br />
and I lost.<br />
dsakshuld verb to dampen; to<br />
sprinkle<br />
·Dsakshulda hoayan nagoacka<br />
mdm aidsd. Dampen the clothes<br />
before you iron them.<br />
dsalee noun old fish<br />
·Ahlgadee hashackee dsalee. I don’t<br />
want an old fish.<br />
dsam verb to boil, cook<br />
·Dm dsamu hlgumad. I’m going to<br />
boil an egg.<br />
·Na gidigaadu 'wee hoan dowla<br />
dsam noayu dm gubm. I caught a big<br />
fish and my mother cooked it for us to<br />
eat.<br />
dsawush noun laughing berries,<br />
salal berries<br />
·Wilaay nakshu dsaba dsawush.<br />
'Nee hoym da anaay. My wife knows<br />
how to fix laughing berries. That’s<br />
what we have on bread.<br />
dsayaihl noun snare, trap<br />
·'Gwaatga dsayaihlm. Our traps are<br />
lost.<br />
dsaygg noun gray berries along river<br />
bank<br />
·Ahlgandee anoacka dsaygg. I don’t<br />
like gray berries.<br />
dsa'bl verb to handle, play with<br />
compulsively<br />
·Ahlgadee aam dm dsa'bl<br />
hahlibeeshk, ahlgadee aam da<br />
'kwan. It’s not good to play with a<br />
knife, it’s not good for you.<br />
dsa'ee interjection expression used for<br />
calling down one who is doing badly<br />
·Dsa'ee! Ama nee wila gyoan. Good<br />
grief! Watch what you’re doing.<br />
dseeb verb to defrost, melt,<br />
disappear, lose weight or size<br />
·Dseeba daaw dsihla ggal gyamg.<br />
The ice melts when it’s too warm.<br />
dseehl noun snipe<br />
·'Tsuushgm 'dsu'utsa dseehl. Snipe<br />
is a little bird.<br />
dseehldoa verb to put away in a<br />
corner<br />
·Dseehldoa ckbeesh da 'dsm<br />
gi'dsoan. Put the box in the corner <strong>of</strong><br />
the closet.<br />
dseekshhawtksh verb to brag a<br />
lot<br />
·Ggal dseekshhawtksha 'yoota<br />
gwee. The man over there brags too<br />
much.<br />
·Shoonaahla'nu da wila<br />
dseekshhawtksha hana'acka gwee.<br />
I’m tired <strong>of</strong> how that woman brags so<br />
much.<br />
dseekshhietksh verb to stand<br />
smartly<br />
·Shm dseekshhietksha 'yik'yoota wil<br />
algyacka Shm'oygit. The men stood<br />
still when the Chief spoke.<br />
dseekshwaaltksh verb to show<br />
<strong>of</strong>f, to strut your stuff<br />
·Ashguu wil dseekshwaaltksha<br />
hlguwoamhlg. The child is humorous<br />
when she struts her stuff.<br />
dseekshyaaksh verb to strut,<br />
walk with flair<br />
·Giloa dseekshyaakshn. Don’t strut<br />
your stuff.<br />
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