Dictionary of Shm’algyack
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2 - <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack<br />
aba'ackshg verb to be anxious<br />
·Ahlgadee aam shga aba'ackshgn.<br />
It’s not good that you’re so anxious.<br />
·Lu'kwil aam lacka, aba'ackshgu dm<br />
'gwihl yaayu. The weather is real<br />
good, I’m anxious to go walking.<br />
aboo verb to be a few, some, several<br />
·Aboo gyad gatgoidikshd. A few<br />
people came.<br />
·Lu'kwil aboo hoan 'goahla gwa'a.<br />
There are few fish this year.<br />
ada conjunction and<br />
·Ada weehowtga hana'ack hlat nee<br />
wil badsga boad. And the woman<br />
cried when she saw the boat arrive.<br />
adaahl noun fire in the water;<br />
phosphorescent algae<br />
·Needsu wil lu'gwil goi'pa adaahl. I<br />
see that the fire in the water is very<br />
bright.<br />
adaawck noun legend, folktale,<br />
story; title<br />
·Wilaaysh Silas adaawck, aam shm<br />
ama amookshn. Silas knows stories,<br />
it’s good to really listen.<br />
adabeesh noun butterfly<br />
·Shm mashga adabeesh. The<br />
butterfly is very red.<br />
adaggan noun ghost bread<br />
·Goayu adaggan? What is ghost<br />
bread?<br />
adashged noun spider<br />
·Baasha'nu da adashged. I’m afraid<br />
<strong>of</strong> spiders.<br />
Adsiksh verb to be arrogant,<br />
haughty, proud, snobbish, stand<strong>of</strong>fish<br />
·Adsiksha ggoadu. My heart is proud.<br />
·Lu'kwil Adsiksha wila how ggoadu<br />
da shga hultga hoan da'ackgu. My<br />
heart is proud <strong>of</strong> how much fish I was<br />
able to get.<br />
agwee prefix distant<br />
·Agwee wil 'daa waabsh Li'ihl.<br />
Henry’s house is in the distance.<br />
agwee hluk'kwdaa'yn noun<br />
great-grandchildren<br />
·Hladm goidiksha agwee<br />
hluk'kwdaa'ynu. My greatgrandchildren<br />
will soon be here.<br />
ahl aamdee? phrase Is it good?<br />
Okay?<br />
·Ahl aamdee maay gwa'a? Is this<br />
fruit good?<br />
·Ahl aamdee hoan gwee? Is it okay<br />
to fish there?<br />
ahlga prefix not<br />
·Ahlgadee aam wila how<br />
sha'winshga gwa'a. What this paper<br />
says is not good.<br />
ahlgadee goa noun nothing<br />
·Ahlgadee goahl geegee I bought<br />
nothing.<br />
ahlga ga ggontgahl verb to be<br />
unclear<br />
·Ahlga ga ggontgahla wila haw<br />
'yoota. What the man said was not<br />
clear.<br />
ahlyeeggawsh noun<br />
hummingbird<br />
·Needsu hailda ahlyeeggawsh da<br />
ggaldoa. I saw a lot <strong>of</strong> hummingbirds<br />
where we camped.<br />
ahl'bal verb to mis-button<br />
·Ahl'bal na kshlushgt. She misbuttoned<br />
her blouse.<br />
aigyad verb to be durable, live a<br />
long life<br />
·Aygyadid maata awil amaneedsda<br />
goa gubt. Martha lived a very long life<br />
because she was careful about what she<br />
ate.<br />
aipn verb to be lightweight<br />
·Aipn hlgu gwai'hl. The sack was<br />
pretty lightweight.<br />
·Aipn hlgu gwai'hl, da'acklga<br />
hlguwoamhlg dmt badst. The sack<br />
was pretty lightweight, the little child<br />
will be able to lift it.<br />
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