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

dsahl verb to consume; to lose a<br />

game, war; to be consumed<br />

·Dsahlu tcka'nee wineaya 'nee gn<br />

ggal 'dsaayu. I finished all the food,<br />

that’s why I'm full.<br />

·Galmeelgm ashda 'guulda sha da<br />

dsahlu. I was playing the other day<br />

and I lost.<br />

dsakshuld verb to dampen; to<br />

sprinkle<br />

·Dsakshulda hoayan nagoacka<br />

mdm aidsd. Dampen the clothes<br />

before you iron them.<br />

dsalee noun old fish<br />

·Ahlgadee hashackee dsalee. I don’t<br />

want an old fish.<br />

dsam verb to boil, cook<br />

·Dm dsamu hlgumad. I’m going to<br />

boil an egg.<br />

·Na gidigaadu 'wee hoan dowla<br />

dsam noayu dm gubm. I caught a big<br />

fish and my mother cooked it for us to<br />

eat.<br />

dsawush noun laughing berries,<br />

salal berries<br />

·Wilaay nakshu dsaba dsawush.<br />

'Nee hoym da anaay. My wife knows<br />

how to fix laughing berries. That’s<br />

what we have on bread.<br />

dsayaihl noun snare, trap<br />

·'Gwaatga dsayaihlm. Our traps are<br />

lost.<br />

dsaygg noun gray berries along river<br />

bank<br />

·Ahlgandee anoacka dsaygg. I don’t<br />

like gray berries.<br />

dsa'bl verb to handle, play with<br />

compulsively<br />

·Ahlgadee aam dm dsa'bl<br />

hahlibeeshk, ahlgadee aam da<br />

'kwan. It’s not good to play with a<br />

knife, it’s not good for you.<br />

dsa'ee interjection expression used for<br />

calling down one who is doing badly<br />

·Dsa'ee! Ama nee wila gyoan. Good<br />

grief! Watch what you’re doing.<br />

dseeb verb to defrost, melt,<br />

disappear, lose weight or size<br />

·Dseeba daaw dsihla ggal gyamg.<br />

The ice melts when it’s too warm.<br />

dseehl noun snipe<br />

·'Tsuushgm 'dsu'utsa dseehl. Snipe<br />

is a little bird.<br />

dseehldoa verb to put away in a<br />

corner<br />

·Dseehldoa ckbeesh da 'dsm<br />

gi'dsoan. Put the box in the corner <strong>of</strong><br />

the closet.<br />

dseekshhawtksh verb to brag a<br />

lot<br />

·Ggal dseekshhawtksha 'yoota<br />

gwee. The man over there brags too<br />

much.<br />

·Shoonaahla'nu da wila<br />

dseekshhawtksha hana'acka gwee.<br />

I’m tired <strong>of</strong> how that woman brags so<br />

much.<br />

dseekshhietksh verb to stand<br />

smartly<br />

·Shm dseekshhietksha 'yik'yoota wil<br />

algyacka Shm'oygit. The men stood<br />

still when the Chief spoke.<br />

dseekshwaaltksh verb to show<br />

<strong>of</strong>f, to strut your stuff<br />

·Ashguu wil dseekshwaaltksha<br />

hlguwoamhlg. The child is humorous<br />

when she struts her stuff.<br />

dseekshyaaksh verb to strut,<br />

walk with flair<br />

·Giloa dseekshyaakshn. Don’t strut<br />

your stuff.<br />

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