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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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