Dictionary of Shm’algyack

76 - Dictionary of Shm'algyack
'tapckoald number seven abstract,
round or flat objects
·'Tapckoalda leemee 'gubatguuhlg
da 'dsm waab shgool. Children sang
seven times in the school.
'tsack noun nose
·Gwa'a na 'tsacku. Here is my nose.
'tsack'tsackg verb to tickle
·Tsack'tsackga an'onu. My hand
itches.
'tsamaatg verb to taste good
·'Tsamaatga ksha'dsal na gubm.
The half-dried fish we ate tasted good.
'tsilaashu noun swift rapids,
waterfall, gorge, canyon
·Geedsa tgidaawhla boad da
'tsilaashu. The boat almost went over
the waterfall.
'tsimoo noun ear
·'Tsack'tsackga 'tsimooyu. My ear
tickles.
'tsiyol'g noun kingfisher
·Ndahl wil 'waay gyad 'tsiyol'g?
Where do people find kingfishers?
'tsm aack noun inside of the mouth
·Geedsa gwalga 'tsm aacku awil ggal
giamga aksh. The inside of my mouth
was almost burned because the water
was too hot.
'tsmloab noun cave
·Goashinhl ya'tseshg lu wundida
'dsmloaba gwa'a. I wonder what kind
of animal lives in this cave.
'Tsmshian noun Tsimshian
·'Tsmshian'nu I am a Tsimshian.
'tsm'tsack noun nostril
·Goahl gun kshibaa 'tsm'tsacka
hlguwoamhlga gwee? Why is that
little child’s nostril running?
'tsm'tsansh noun armpit
·'Tsuu baa aksh da 'tsm'tsanshu hla
luwontga ggoadu. The water really
runs from my armpits when I’m
worried.
'tsushg verb to be little, small
·Lu'kwil 'tsushga 'bil'bal. The button
is very small.
·Hashacka hlgu 'yoota dump
hlimoamu dowl ggal 'tsushgt da goa
dm wila gyoayu. The little boy
wanted to help me, but he was too
small for what I was going to do.
'tsu'uts noun bird
·'Gyaickga hlgu doosh hla gipaigga
'tsu'uts da awaat. The little cat ran
away when the bird flew by it.
'tu'utsg verb to be black
·'Tu'utsga wil gyeda 'dsig'dsig. The
color of the car is black.
·Yagwa paintga 'yoota gwee boat da
'tu'utsga hoyt. That man is painting
the boat and he used black to do it.
'tu'utsgm maay noun blueberry
·Wi'laayu wil 'dahla 'tu'utsgm
maay. I know where blueberries grow.
'tu'utsgm ol noun black bear
·Yagwa goo hlmkdeeyu 'tu'utsgm ol.
My brother is hunting for black bear.
'wa prefix without
·'Wa 'tsimoo, dayat n'dse'etsu hla
ahlgadee amooksha hlguwoamhlg.
No ears, that’s what my grandmother
said when the child didn’t listen.
'waan noun teeth
·Shikshakshgn na 'waan da tcka'nee
sha. Clean your teeth every day.
'waatg verb to be found; to come
from
·Macklackaahla wil 'waatgu. I come
from Metlakatla.
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