Dictionary of Shm’algyack
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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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