Dictionary of Shm’algyack
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56 - <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack<br />
shgadawhl verb to go across<br />
·Shgu dm shgadawhlm da<br />
Gitsgaan. Dm geegu hoaya. We<br />
have to go across to Ketchikan. I have<br />
to buy clothes.<br />
shgalaan noun last one<br />
·Wie 'nuuyu shgalaan da na dsabm.<br />
I was the last one to do it.<br />
shga'doosh verb to close, shut<br />
·Lu'kwil baashga gyalck dowla<br />
howyu da hlguyu dm shga'doosha<br />
likshoack. It was really windy outside<br />
so I told my children to shut the door.<br />
shga'dsuu verb to be ugly<br />
·Lu'kwil shga'dsuu 'wee<br />
ha'li'dameesha gwee. That big table<br />
is really ugly.<br />
·Na painshga 'yoota gwee dowl<br />
lu'kwil shga'dsuu wila dsabit. That<br />
man painted and it was very ugly.<br />
shga'nakt noun duration, length (<strong>of</strong><br />
time, space)<br />
·Ndahl sha'naga 'dsig'dsign? How<br />
long is your vehicle?<br />
shga'neesh noun mountain<br />
·Hailda wun da lack shga'neesh.<br />
There are more deer up on the<br />
mountain.<br />
shggan noun woven mat<br />
·Dm baaldu ndm dsaba shggan. I’m<br />
going to try making a woven mat.<br />
shggan loa'ds noun elderberry<br />
bush<br />
·Yagwa dup guguul shggan loa'ds.<br />
We’re looking for elderberry bushes.<br />
shggan moalksh noun crabapple<br />
tree<br />
·Hailda maay da shggan moalksh.<br />
There’s a lot <strong>of</strong> fruit on the crabapple<br />
tree.<br />
shgoaksh verb to lack, not to have<br />
enough<br />
·Hla shgoaksha da wineaya. Aam<br />
dm sha wunm. We’re getting short on<br />
food. Let’s go get deer.<br />
shgool noun school<br />
·Sitka wil shgoolu. I went to school in<br />
Sitka.<br />
shgoosheed noun potatoes<br />
·Hla gwaanksha shgoosheed. The<br />
potatoes are cooked.<br />
shguu verb to place, put<br />
·Shguuhl agwee! Put it there!<br />
shgwaitg verb to rest<br />
PLURAL: lishgwaitg<br />
·Ggal 'dsuu hahlalsha n'dse'etsu,<br />
aam dm shgwaitgt. My grandmother<br />
is working too hard, it’s good for her to<br />
rest.<br />
shgyen noun gum, pitch, lead<br />
PLURAL: ggackshgyen<br />
·Tckal hla'ayga shgyen da na<br />
ggawshu. I got gum stuck in my hair.<br />
shidyaawd verb to exchange, pay<br />
back, reciprocate, return<br />
·Dm shidyaawdu ggaid na geegu.<br />
I’m going to return the hat I bought.<br />
·Na geegu hali'tckoackg adan<br />
shidyaawgwd. I bought a table and I<br />
returned it.<br />
shidyoaksh verb to rinse out<br />
·Ha'wahllgndee shidyoaksha wush.<br />
I haven’t rinsed out the blanket.<br />
shiepg verb to be hard<br />
·Hla shiepga ash. The soapberries are<br />
hard.<br />
·Na dsaba noayu ash dowl<br />
ahlgadeet dup gubt. Gowdeet dsabt<br />
dowla shiepgt, dowla dup gubt. My<br />
mother made some soapberries but we<br />
didn’t eat it. It got hard after she made<br />
it, then we ate it.<br />
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