Dictionary of Shm’algyack
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8 - <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack<br />
boad noun boat<br />
·Dm kshagyoatguu da Ta'gwaan da<br />
'dsm boad. I am going to Metlakatla<br />
by boat.<br />
booboo verb to fall, splash<br />
·Giloammdz anoacka dm booboo<br />
aksh. Don’t let the water splash.<br />
boods noun boots<br />
·Guguul na boodsu. Look for my<br />
boots.<br />
boosh verb to split<br />
·Ahlgandee bishboosha lag awil<br />
'gwaatga na gigyoatgu. I didn’t chop<br />
the wood because my axe is lost.<br />
booyshg verb to expect, hope for,<br />
wait for<br />
·Booyshga hlguwoamhlg na noat.<br />
The child waited for his mother.<br />
·Hla booyshgu dm goidiksha hoan.<br />
I’m waiting for the fish to come.<br />
boo'ihl verb to get out <strong>of</strong> the way; to<br />
make aware, warn<br />
·Ama nee wila yaan. Hla goidiksha<br />
'dsig'dsig, aam boo'ishgn. Be careful<br />
where you walk. The car’s going to<br />
come, you should get out <strong>of</strong> the way.<br />
·Boo'ihla 'dsig'dsig dsihla hloat. Be<br />
aware <strong>of</strong> the car if it’s fast.<br />
bou'ish noun monkey<br />
·Nda bou'ish da Macklackaahla?<br />
Where are the monkeys in Metlakatla?<br />
ckaa noun slave<br />
·Hlgu ckaa en shakshen waab. The<br />
slave cleaned the house.<br />
ckaatg verb to spoil, decay<br />
·Ooshga ckaatgm wineaya. Decayed<br />
food smells bad.<br />
ckaaytg verb to turn over, upset (<strong>of</strong> a<br />
canoe or boat)<br />
·Lu'kwil baasha'nu dm ckaaytga<br />
boad. I’m afraid that the boat will turn<br />
over.<br />
ckaldaawckg noun medicine<br />
·Aam guba ckaldaawckga 'gilmsh<br />
noan, sha damoatgn. It’s good to eat<br />
the medicine your mother gave you, it<br />
will save you.<br />
ckaygg noun foam<br />
·Ahl needsinee wil 'tsuu ckaygg da<br />
hahl-geeka? Have you see where<br />
there’s a lot <strong>of</strong> foam down the beach?<br />
ckbaala noun west wind<br />
·Tcka'nooyu dm gatgyada ckbaala<br />
dsigi'dseeb. I heard that the west wind<br />
will be strong tomorrow.<br />
ckbaickshg verb to saw<br />
·Ha'weenhl ckbaickshgt George<br />
taggan? Hasn’t George sawed the<br />
planks yet?<br />
ckbashm 'ka'kackd particle<br />
upside down<br />
·Geedsa ckbashm 'ka'kackda ckshoa<br />
da wil 'tsuu baashg. The canoe<br />
almost turned upside down because <strong>of</strong><br />
the strong wind.<br />
ckbeesh noun box<br />
·'Kacka 'ka 'weelaekshm ckbeesh.<br />
Open the bigger box.<br />
ckbeeyaa verb to deliver<br />
information; to walk house to house<br />
·Ckbeeyaa 'yoota hla wil goidiksha<br />
uua. The man delivered information<br />
about the arrival <strong>of</strong> the ooligans.<br />
ckbeeyay noun half, part <strong>of</strong><br />
·Na goo wunu ashda 'guulda sha,<br />
goo wun, da 'gilmu ckbeeyay da<br />
hlguyu. I went hunting one day, shot<br />
the deer, and I gave half <strong>of</strong> it to my<br />
children.<br />
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