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20 - <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack<br />

ggal'tsushg verb to be too small<br />

·Ggal'tsushga na ggaidn. Your hat is<br />

too small.<br />

·Na geegish nagwaadu 'backsh da<br />

ggal'dsooshgd da 'koy. My father<br />

bought me pants but they were too<br />

small for me.<br />

ggal'uunck noun Indian box,<br />

storage box<br />

·Ggal'uunck na dee hoy gyad hla<br />

'nag hlat damoatga na wineayat.<br />

People used Indian boxes long ago to<br />

save their food.<br />

ggal'waatk verb unlucky; come<br />

empty-handed<br />

·Giloa yaan da gwee, ggal'waatgd.<br />

He should not go there because he is<br />

unlucky.<br />

ggamckbaickshk noun sawdust<br />

·Na 'yagayaam da moolaa laa da<br />

hailda ggamckbaickshg, da 'nee<br />

hoym da lack yuubm. I went down to<br />

the sawmill where there was a lot <strong>of</strong><br />

sawdust and that’s what we used on<br />

our ground.<br />

ggamggantk noun door<br />

·Shga'doosha ggamggantk. Close<br />

the door.<br />

ggamhlabeeshk noun shavings<br />

·Ggamhlabeeshk hoyu hlan gwal'kn<br />

lag. I use shavings to turn the wood.<br />

ggamwaal noun poor stuff, cheap<br />

things<br />

·Ahlgadee hashacka dm geega<br />

ggamwaal. I don’t want to buy cheap<br />

things.<br />

ggam'dooshk noun sweepings<br />

·Dm gwal'ka'nu ggam'dooshk. I’m<br />

going to burn the sweepings.<br />

ggam'do'otsk noun charcoal,<br />

coal, soot<br />

·Ggam'do'otskga hoy gyad hla<br />

shagamaashgit. People use charcoal<br />

when they paint.<br />

ggan noun tree, wood<br />

·Ndm ama haboalda ggan gwee. I’m<br />

going to take good care <strong>of</strong> that tree.<br />

gganahietg verb to lean against (a<br />

wall, firm object)<br />

·Oa, hla gganahietgu da waaba<br />

gwa'a, hla geedsa shonaahlu. Yes, I<br />

leaned against this house, when I<br />

almost got tired.<br />

gganaow noun frog<br />

·Tcka'nooyu gganaow da awaa<br />

lack'daa. I heard a frog by the lake.<br />

gganawulee noun backpack; strap<br />

to carry things<br />

·Gi'dsoan na wil nee gganawulee. I<br />

saw the backpack in the back room.<br />

gganeesh verb to be the youngest<br />

male<br />

·Gganeesht Lobat. Robert is the<br />

youngest male.<br />

gganggan noun forest; pieces <strong>of</strong><br />

wood<br />

·Shackdoa gganggan. Gather more<br />

pieces <strong>of</strong> wood.<br />

ggangwal'ka noun kindling<br />

·Tcka'nee gganhlaag ggangwal'ka<br />

dee 'kotsu. I cut up kindling every<br />

morning.<br />

Gganhaada noun Raven Clan<br />

(crest)<br />

·Gganhaada nagwaads Ruth.<br />

Ruther’s father is Raven.<br />

·Gganhaada wil hokshgush<br />

nagwaadu. My father’s moiety is<br />

Raven.<br />

gganhlaag noun morning<br />

·Oomhoant nagwaadu ashda<br />

gganhlaag. My father went fishing<br />

this morning.<br />

gganhlaan noun wooden body<br />

armor<br />

·Shgu dm hoym gganhlaan da lack<br />

ha'liwildoolgit. We need to wear body<br />

armor when we go onto the battlefield.<br />

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