Dictionary of Shm’algyack
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68 - <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack<br />
'dsak noun China slippers<br />
·Ahl anoackanee 'dsak? Do you like<br />
China slippers?<br />
'dsakya verb to turn <strong>of</strong>f<br />
PLURAL: 'dsik'dsakya<br />
·'Dsakya laakwsh. Turn the light <strong>of</strong>f.<br />
'dsakyl verb to put out<br />
·'Dsakyl shdoob nagoacka mdm<br />
kwdaksha waab. Put the stove out<br />
before you leave the house.<br />
'dsal noun; verb face; to fillet fish<br />
PLURAL: gga'dsal'dsal<br />
·Lu'kwil mashga na 'dsalt hla<br />
dsoackt. His face gets very red when<br />
he’s ashamed.<br />
'dsalksh noun whirlpool<br />
·Ama needsa boad, shuulga 'dalksha<br />
gwee. Be careful with the boat, that<br />
whirlpool is fearful.<br />
'dsamtee noun electricity, lightning<br />
·Ahlgandee nee 'dsamtee. I didn’t<br />
see the lightning.<br />
'dsashkw noun lice<br />
PLURAL: 'dsack'dsashkw<br />
·Baasha'nu ndm nee 'dsaskw. I’m<br />
afraid to see lice.<br />
'dsayck verb donate<br />
·Lu'kwil ama ggaggoada gyad hla<br />
'dsayckt. People are good-hearted to<br />
donate.<br />
'dsa'ack noun clam<br />
PLURAL: gga'dsa'dsa'ack<br />
·Dm aidsdida 'dsa'ack dm gubm.<br />
She will fry clams for us to eat.<br />
'dsa'dsiksh verb to be dirty, dusty,<br />
soiled<br />
·'Dsa'dsiksha na 'dsig'dsigu. My car<br />
is dirty.<br />
·Labite waal 'yoota gwee da na<br />
boad, bite 'dsa'dsiksha na 'dsawt.<br />
That man messed up with his boat, it<br />
was dirty inside.<br />
'dsa'oamtee noun dried meat<br />
·Lu'kwil 'dsamaatga 'dsa'oamteem<br />
shamee dsabn. The dried meat you<br />
made is very tasty.<br />
'dsa'wulsh verb to steal<br />
·Giloamdsa 'dsa'wulsha ligigoa da<br />
ggaldmwa'at. Don’t steal anything<br />
from the store.<br />
'dseeb verb to tie<br />
·'Dseeba na golksha hlgu hana'ack.<br />
Tie the little girl’'s scarf.<br />
'dseeba hagwilhoo verb to tie a<br />
rope<br />
·'Dseeba hagwilhoo da kwduun<br />
ggan gwee. Tie the rope around that<br />
tree.<br />
'dseeka verb to run aground<br />
·'Dseeka na boads Dson. John’s boat<br />
ran aground on the beach.<br />
'dseen verb to come in, enter, go in<br />
PLURAL: lamdsack<br />
·Na 'dseen giamgm aatk. The moon<br />
went in.<br />
·'Dseen. Hla gwaanksha wineaya.<br />
Come in. The food is done.<br />
·Gwatga gyalck, aam 'dseen da 'dsm<br />
gwa'a. It’s cold outside, it’s good to<br />
come in here.<br />
'dseen giamgm'aatk noun sun<br />
or moon eclipse<br />
·Needsu wil 'dseen giamgm'aatk da<br />
giyaatk. I saw the moon eclipse last<br />
night.<br />
'dseen gyamgm'aatk noun<br />
moon eclipse<br />
·Needsu wil 'dseen gyamgm'aatk. I<br />
saw the moon eclipse.<br />
'dsee'bltk verb to burn up<br />
·Lu 'doackga ggaggoada gyad wil<br />
shm 'dsee'bltga waab dzuds. The<br />
people were very sad when the church<br />
burned all the way down.<br />
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