Dictionary of Shm’algyack

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