Dictionary of Shm’algyack
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<strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack - 17<br />
ggaapck verb to scratch<br />
·Ggaapcka doosha likshoack hla<br />
hashact dm 'dseent. The cat<br />
scratched the door when it wanted to<br />
come in.<br />
ggaapckan verb to rake, scrape<br />
·Ggaapckan ggam'do'otsk da 'dsm<br />
shdoob. Rake the coals up in the<br />
stove.<br />
ggabackshg verb to jump with<br />
fright, shake, be startled<br />
·Sha ggabackshga'nu wil<br />
'wee'amhow 'yoota. I jumped when<br />
the man yelled in a loud voice.<br />
ggaboack noun cockle<br />
·Wiedza sha ggaboackm. Let’s<br />
gather some cockles.<br />
ggadailpk noun anchor<br />
·Uksh'oy ggadailpk. Throw out the<br />
anchor.<br />
ggadeeshg verb to braid<br />
·Naahl en ggadeeshga na ggawshn?<br />
Who braided your hair?<br />
ggadoahl noun humpback salmon,<br />
pink salmon<br />
·Nee 'wee ggadoahl. Ggal hailda<br />
hoan wila waald. See that big<br />
humpback salmon? There are lots <strong>of</strong><br />
fish where it is.<br />
ggadsaagg noun cross, gable <strong>of</strong><br />
ro<strong>of</strong><br />
·Hida ggadsaagg wila dsaba taggan<br />
da lack waab. The lumber on the<br />
house looked like a cross.<br />
ggadsiksh prefix downpour<br />
·Shuulga wila dsaba lacka hla<br />
ggadsiksha waash. The sky looks<br />
fearful when the rain pours down.<br />
ggadsikshg verb to rain heavily<br />
·Giloamdsa 'kotsa kyoack awil ggal<br />
ggadsikshga waash. Don’t cut the<br />
grass because the rain is pouring.<br />
ggadsiwaald noun fingers<br />
·'Nik'nuunga ggadsiwaalda hlgu<br />
'yoota. The little boy has long fingers.<br />
ggag noun swan<br />
·Ha'wahlgandee nee ggag. I haven’t<br />
seen a swan.<br />
ggaggawsh noun antler, horn<br />
·Nda shgaboo ggaggawsha wun?<br />
How many antlers does the deer have?<br />
ggaggoack noun fish nose<br />
·Ha'weenhl backanee ggaggoackm<br />
hoan? Haven’t you tasted fish nose<br />
yet?<br />
ggagoom noun seagull<br />
·Na guguuldm ggagoom da lack<br />
loab da wil 'ken hlumad da<br />
ahlgadee ap 'waad . We looked for<br />
seagulls on the rock to find the eggs,<br />
but couldn’t find any.<br />
ggahldikshguu verb to lie on<br />
one’s side<br />
·Ggahldikshguu hash hla gawdee<br />
tckoackgt. The dog lay on his side<br />
when he was done eating.<br />
ggahldikyaa verb to go into the<br />
woods; to walk to one side<br />
·Dm ggahldikyaa'nu da gilhouli. I’m<br />
going to walk up in the woods.<br />
ggahlg verb to string up, put on<br />
drying pole<br />
·Hladm ggahlga'nu hoan. I’m going<br />
to string up the fish.<br />
ggahlggan verb to put on sticks for<br />
smoking (as fish, meat)<br />
·Ggahlggan shamee awil dm<br />
guunksht. Put the meat on sticks so it<br />
will dry.<br />
ggahood noun beads on a string,<br />
necklace<br />
·Lu'kwil hoyshga ggahooda hoy<br />
hana'ack. The woman is wearing<br />
beautiful beads.<br />
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