Dictionary of Shm’algyack
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18 - <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack<br />
ggaid noun hat<br />
·Ggal 'weelaeksha ggaidu. My hat is<br />
too big.<br />
ggaida gganaaw noun<br />
mushroom<br />
·Ahlgadee aam naga'tsaaw ggaida<br />
gganaaw. Some mushrooms are not<br />
good.<br />
ggaidm boashn noun rimmed<br />
hat<br />
·Ahlgandee anoacka ggaidm<br />
boashn hoyn. I don’t like the rimmed<br />
hat you’re wearing.<br />
ggaidm shgyen noun rain hat<br />
·Sha 'goa'olsh 'yoo'ock na ggaidm<br />
shgyent. The boy forgot his rain hat.<br />
ggaidm shihoo noun yarn hat<br />
·Dsabsh n'dse'etsu hailda ggaidm<br />
shihoo. My grandmother made many<br />
yarn hats.<br />
ggaidm 'dsagg noun cap<br />
·Dm 'gilmu ggaidm 'dsagg da<br />
nakshu. I’m going to give my husband<br />
a cap.<br />
ggaiggai noun dead tree branch<br />
·Ama needsn da ggaiggai. Watch out<br />
for dead tree branches.<br />
ggailkshg verb to creep; to sit in<br />
protest <strong>of</strong> moving or going<br />
·Ggailkshga hlguwoamhlg hla<br />
hloonteed. The child crept along when<br />
he was angry.<br />
ggaimggan verb to pry with a lever<br />
·Shguu mdm kshi ggaimggan<br />
'daa'binshg da ggan. You have to pry<br />
the nails out <strong>of</strong> the wood.<br />
ggaimgganshk noun oar<br />
·Giloamdsa 'koa'olda<br />
ggaimgganshk. Don’t forget the oars.<br />
ggain noun skunk<br />
·Lu'kwil ooshga ggain. The skunk<br />
stinks.<br />
ggaklik noun rat, rodent<br />
·Baasha'nu ndm nee ggaklik. I’m<br />
afraid to see a rat.<br />
ggaksh prefix just started or<br />
happened<br />
·Ggaksh sha'da'ama meelg. The<br />
dance just started.<br />
ggakshwil conjunction that’s when,<br />
then<br />
·Hla 'dsilm gawdee gyad 'nee<br />
ggakshwil sha'daa'amat. When<br />
everyone was in, that’s when they<br />
started.<br />
ggakshwil a'aamt verb to get<br />
better<br />
·Ggakshwil a'aamta hana'ack hla<br />
wil gigeengwackhla gyad. The<br />
woman got better after the people<br />
prayed.<br />
ggal verb; prefix to come, come here;<br />
too, also<br />
·Ggal. Hashacku ndm shilahown.<br />
Come here. I want to talk with you.<br />
ggalaag verb to be cracked; to be<br />
crazed<br />
·Ggalaaga hlgumadm ggaguum da<br />
lack kyoack. The seagull egg cracked<br />
on the grass.<br />
ggalaaw noun red cedar tree<br />
·Ndahl dm wil 'waaym ggalaaw?<br />
Where will we find the red cedar trees?<br />
ggalbailtg number two boats or<br />
canoes<br />
·Ggalbailtga ckshoa hla badsgt. Two<br />
canoes have arrived.<br />
ggalbash verb to be empty, not there<br />
·Ggalbasha goack. The basket was<br />
empty.<br />
ggaldm noun container<br />
·Yoaksha na ggaldm yaawckgn.<br />
Wash the container you used for<br />
eating.<br />
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