Dictionary of Shm’algyack
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46 - <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack<br />
madeeg noun bear, brown bear,<br />
grizzly bear<br />
·Baasha'nu ndm nee hailda madeeg<br />
da 'kala aksh. I’m afraid to see lots <strong>of</strong><br />
bears on the river.<br />
madsiggalay noun flower<br />
·Ama'basha wil macksh<br />
madsiggalay da na 'dsaa waab. The<br />
flower (house plant) is beautiful inside<br />
the house.<br />
madsigga'aam noun medicine<br />
plant<br />
·Dm guuldm madsigga'aam. We’ll<br />
search for medicine plant.<br />
maggoab verb to be seasick<br />
·Maggoaba hlguwoamhlg hla 'tsuu<br />
lackaga. We went to Ketchikan one<br />
day and my wife got seasick.<br />
maggoanshga verb to be curious<br />
<strong>of</strong> details, inquire into<br />
·Wie, maggoanshga gwa'a da 'koy.<br />
Well, explain this to me.<br />
magool noun strawberry<br />
·Ndahl wil macksha magool? Where<br />
do the strawberries grow?<br />
magwa'ala noun deep winter, hard<br />
times<br />
·Gwilm ggowdee wineaya awil<br />
hladm goidiksha magwa'ala. Get<br />
the food stored because deep winter<br />
will soon be here.<br />
mahaaya noun dry rot<br />
·Hla mahaaya 'wee ggan. The big<br />
tree is dry rotting.<br />
mahl verb to tell<br />
·Ndm mahlda nagwaadn goa wila<br />
gyoan. I’m going to tell your father<br />
what you're doing.<br />
mahluu noun pillow<br />
·'Lee shguu mahluu da lack<br />
ha'linoak. Put the pillow on the bed.<br />
mala verb to hurry, be in a hurry<br />
·Ggal mala'nu hlan shakshn waab. I<br />
was in too big a hurry when I cleaned<br />
the house.<br />
malamwaal verb to hurry while<br />
doing something<br />
·Ahlga aamhl dm malamwaaln<br />
dsihla gigeengwackhln. It’s not good<br />
to hurry when you’re praying.<br />
mala'ka'kuhl verb to run a race<br />
against each other<br />
·Shoonaahla 'yik'yoota hla gawdee<br />
mala'ka'kuhlt. The men were tired<br />
after they raced against each other.<br />
malshg noun; verb story, tale; to<br />
narrate, tell<br />
·Dackshm 'daa hlu hana'ack hla<br />
yagwa malshga n'dse'etst. The little<br />
girl sat still while her grandmother told<br />
a story.<br />
malshgm sha'winshg noun<br />
newspaper<br />
·Geegu malshgm sha'winshg da<br />
tcka'nee sha. I buy a newspaper every<br />
day.<br />
malshgm 'tu'itsg noun<br />
telephone<br />
·Ggal ckshdaamcka hashoycka<br />
malshgm 'tu'itsga geegu. The bell on<br />
the telephone I bought is too loud.<br />
malwoa noun navy ship, ship <strong>of</strong> war<br />
·Needsm malwoa da lackshuulda.<br />
We could see a ship <strong>of</strong> war way out on<br />
the ocean.<br />
manggoahl verb to go up and get<br />
·Naahl dm en manggoahlt? Who’s<br />
going to go up and get it?<br />
mashg noun red<br />
·Shm mashga ggowsha hlgu<br />
hana'ack. The girl’s hair is red.<br />
·Goahl wilgyedu gwa'a? What color<br />
is this?<br />
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