Dictionary of Shm’algyack
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<strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack - 67<br />
'dmwaalgit noun skull<br />
·'Waaym 'dmwaalgita ol. We found<br />
the skull <strong>of</strong> a bear.<br />
'dmyaa<br />
1. verb to be fast, quick; to go fast<br />
·'Dmyaa hlgu doosh hlat hoom<br />
hoan. The little cat goes fast when it<br />
smells fish.<br />
2. verb to walk to the front<br />
·Na shila yaagu hlguhlgu dowl ggal<br />
'dmyaa wila gyoat. I was walking<br />
with my child and he walked too fast.<br />
'dm'kie noun shoulder, upper arm<br />
·Hoyu 'dm'kieyu dm'yagayaayu da<br />
geeka dm goyu wun dm backyaayu<br />
da awaayu. I used my shoulder to go<br />
down the beach to get a deer to carry it<br />
up.<br />
'dm'koa noun backbone<br />
·'Man ckaldaawckg da 'dm'koayu<br />
awil shgaaygshgt. Rub medicine on<br />
my back because it’s hurt.<br />
'doackg verb to be expensive;<br />
difficult; challenging; steep; valuable<br />
PLURAL: 'dack'doackg<br />
·Ggal 'doackga waaba gwee. That<br />
house is too expensive.<br />
·Na dm geegu automobile dowl ggal<br />
'doackgd dowl giloand. I was going<br />
to buy an automobile but it was too<br />
expensive, so I quit.<br />
'doagg verb to suck<br />
·Hloula 'doagga hlguwoamhlg na<br />
moasht. The child still sucks his<br />
thumb.<br />
'doo verb to sweep<br />
·'Doo da nhluu ha'li'dameesh. Sweep<br />
under the table.<br />
'doosh verb to hit, push with fist<br />
·Giloam 'kwihl 'dooshee ahlga<br />
shmal aamhl wila howyu. Don’t push<br />
me about, I don’t feel so good.<br />
·'Doosha ckbeesha awaan da<br />
awaayu. Push that box over here by<br />
me.<br />
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'dooshg verb to sweep with branch<br />
or broom<br />
·Ha'weenhl 'dooshgn da 'dsim<br />
gi'dsoan? Haven’t you swept in the<br />
closet?<br />
'doyck verb to thank, express<br />
appreciation<br />
·'Doyckshn daahl. Thank you, my<br />
dear woman.<br />
'doycksh verb to express<br />
appreciation, thank<br />
·'Gilum gyada hoan da 'koy adan<br />
'doycka 'yoota gwee. People gave me<br />
fish and I thanked that man for it.<br />
'dsaa verb to stab<br />
·'Dsaayu na 'dsiwaaltu da 'lagg. I<br />
stabbed my finger with a needle.<br />
'dsaab verb to be caught in a bind,<br />
tight space<br />
·'Dsaaba hahloa da shbaggiet loab.<br />
The cloth was caught among the rocks.<br />
·'Dsaaba hagwilhoo. The rope is<br />
caught in a bind.<br />
'dsaay verb to be full; to burp<br />
·Lu'kwil 'dsaayu gya'win. I’m really<br />
full now.<br />
·Gawdee yaawckckgu da up lu'kwil<br />
'dsaayu. After I ate, I was really full.<br />
'dsab verb to brail, bring above water<br />
·Hla baa na boadm da geyaaksh,<br />
dowla oksh'ken aad, aamshga'nag<br />
dowla 'dsabt. hailda hoan<br />
da'ackgm. Our boat went out on the<br />
water and we let our net go, and after a<br />
while we brailed the fish. We were able<br />
to catch lots <strong>of</strong> fish.<br />
'dsack'dsackg verb itchy<br />
·'Dsack'dsackga asheeyu. My feet are<br />
itchy.<br />
'dsaick verb to lick<br />
·'Dsaickda hlguwoamhlga<br />
shweedish. The child licked the<br />
candy.