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<strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack - 55<br />

sha'winshk noun paper<br />

·'Gilum sha'winshk dish 'need. Give<br />

her the paper.<br />

shbaggiet particle among, between<br />

·Kshagudsa aksh da shbaggiet loab.<br />

Pour out the water among the rocks.<br />

·Ya'anshga ggan'dameesh da<br />

shbaggiet 'gubatguuhlk. Divide the<br />

pencils among the children.<br />

shdatee noun stinging nettles<br />

·Bite waalu da gga'koacksh dowl<br />

gwalga an'onu da shdatee. I was in<br />

the bushes and the stinging nettles<br />

burned my hand.<br />

shda'magsh noun snowstorm<br />

·Lu'kwil 'dsuu shda'magsh ashda<br />

gi'dseeb. The snowstorm was fierce<br />

yesterday.<br />

shda'magsha shdoa ggan<br />

north north blizzard, snow on north<br />

side <strong>of</strong> tree<br />

·'Tsuu lacka hla shda 'magsha<br />

shdoa ggan. The weather is bad when<br />

there’s a north blizzard.<br />

shdeem boadm gilhouli noun<br />

train<br />

·'Daashga hlguwoamhlg hlat nee<br />

'wee shdeem boadm gilhouli. The<br />

child clapped when he saw the big<br />

train.<br />

shdoa noun half<br />

·'Kotsa anaay da 'nashdoat. Cut the<br />

bread in half.<br />

shdool verb to accompany<br />

·Na shdoolu nakshu dm sha'ap yaat,<br />

bite baasht dm 'gwihl 'goalt. I<br />

accompanied my wife when she<br />

walked, she was afraid to walk alone.<br />

sheeds noun sheet<br />

·Goahl wilgyeda sheeds dm geegn?<br />

What color sheets are you going to get?<br />

sheedsm wush noun flannel<br />

blanket, sheet<br />

·Anoaggu shga gyamga sheedsum<br />

wush da goamshm. I like flannel<br />

sheets in the winter.<br />

sheelgit noun eldest one<br />

·Dsoan dee 'ka sheelgit. John is the<br />

eldest.<br />

sheen verb to get dizzy, drunk<br />

·Giloa sheen. ahlgadee aamhl wila<br />

gyoan. Don’t get drunk. What you’re<br />

doing is not good.<br />

sheepg verb to be sick; to be hurt<br />

PLURAL: shisheepg<br />

·Sheepgt noayu. My mother is sick.<br />

·Na sha'apyaa'nu ashda 'guulda<br />

shada da labite sheepga asheeyu. I<br />

was walking around one day and my<br />

feet really hurt.<br />

she'ehl prefix to attempt<br />

·She'ehl aadmhoan hlgu 'yoota. The<br />

man tried to fish.<br />

shga noun herring<br />

·Shga dee hoy fishman hla oom<br />

hoant. Fisherman use herring to fish.<br />

shgaaygshg verb to be hurt,<br />

wounded; to hurt, wound<br />

·Shgaaygshga asheeyu. My foot<br />

hurts.<br />

·Na Shgaaygshga 'yoota gwee wil<br />

tkee oksht. The man hurt himself<br />

when he fell down.<br />

shgaaytg noun darkness<br />

·Up lu'kwil shgaaytg. It’s really dark.<br />

·Tckalyaa shgaaytg. It’s getting<br />

darker.<br />

shgaboo quantifier; verb a few, some;<br />

to be a few<br />

·Nda shgaboo hoan 'gilmd da<br />

'kwan? How many fish did he give<br />

you?<br />

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