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6 - <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack<br />

ayawaa verb to shout, yell<br />

PLURAL: ayaluwaa<br />

·Ayawaa hlguwoamhlg hlat<br />

needsu. The child cried out when he<br />

saw me.<br />

ayin interjection no, not so<br />

·Ayin. ahlgadee hashacku<br />

uushgmlaan. No. I don’t want stink<br />

eggs.<br />

ayow interjection expression when<br />

sighting fish jumping<br />

·Ayow! Daya gyad hlat nee wil<br />

gusha hoan. aYOW! That’s what<br />

people say when they see fish jump.<br />

aytk verb to name, call by name<br />

PLURAL: ak'aitk<br />

·Wie aam dm aytga na waam<br />

'Tsmshiant. It is time to call her by<br />

her 'TsmSHIAN name.<br />

ayuwaan verb to stay away for a<br />

long time<br />

·Giloa ayuwaan Don’t stay away.<br />

a'waa'ackshg verb to be a hard<br />

worker, industrious<br />

·Lu'kwil a'waa'ackshgat Da'apsh.<br />

David is very industrious.<br />

·Lu'kwil a'waa'ackshga 'yoota gwee<br />

dumt wilaay dm hadiksh. That man<br />

is working hard to learn how to swim.<br />

baa verb to run<br />

PLURAL: 'kahl<br />

·Baa hlgu hash hla hashackt dm<br />

galmeelgt. The little dog runs when it<br />

wants to play.<br />

baahlk noun operation, surgery<br />

·Ahl sheepga wil baahlgn? Does it<br />

hurt where you got operated?<br />

baal verb to feel; to try, venture<br />

PLURAL: bubaal<br />

·Baaldu ndm guba shameeym ol -<br />

ahlgandee anoackt. I tried to eat bear<br />

meat—I don’t like it.<br />

baal'ack noun corpse, ghost<br />

PLURAL: bibaal'ack<br />

·Baasha'nu ndm needsu baal'ack.<br />

I’m afraid to see a ghost.<br />

baash verb to be afraid<br />

PLURAL: lebaash<br />

·Baasha doosh hlat nee hash. The<br />

cat was afraid when it saw the dog.<br />

·Baashu da wila waal ggoadu,<br />

mahla doctor shgu dumt dsabt. I<br />

was afraid <strong>of</strong> how my heart was, the<br />

doctor said I had to have it fixed.<br />

baashg verb; noun to blow; wind<br />

·Gatgyeda baashg wil hultga giamg.<br />

The wind is strong when the moon is<br />

full.<br />

·Na dm hee Gitsgaanu ashda<br />

'guulda sha ggal 'dsuu baashg dowla<br />

giloam. I was going to Ketchikan one<br />

day and the wind blew too hard, so we<br />

quit.<br />

babaa verb quiver (<strong>of</strong> the chin),<br />

tremble<br />

·Lu'kwil babaa hlgu ahlyeeggawsh.<br />

The little hummingbird really<br />

trembled.<br />

babood verb to wait, await<br />

·Giloa aba'ackshgn, baboodee.<br />

Don’t be anxious, wait for me.<br />

·Baboodee. Wait for me.<br />

·Baboodihla boad. Wait for the boat.<br />

back verb to taste<br />

·Backu shameeym ol - ahlgandee<br />

anoackt. I tasted bear meat—I don’t<br />

like it.<br />

backbeega'aksh noun gale,<br />

waterspout<br />

·Backbeega'aksh ashda gi'dseeb.<br />

There was a strong gale yesterday.<br />

backyaa verb to go, move, walk up<br />

along the ground<br />

PLURAL: backwaalcksh<br />

·Dm backyaam da awaa lack 'daa<br />

dm guul maay. We’re going to walk<br />

up to the lake to gather berries.<br />

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