Dictionary of Shm’algyack
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20 - <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack<br />
ggal'tsushg verb to be too small<br />
·Ggal'tsushga na ggaidn. Your hat is<br />
too small.<br />
·Na geegish nagwaadu 'backsh da<br />
ggal'dsooshgd da 'koy. My father<br />
bought me pants but they were too<br />
small for me.<br />
ggal'uunck noun Indian box,<br />
storage box<br />
·Ggal'uunck na dee hoy gyad hla<br />
'nag hlat damoatga na wineayat.<br />
People used Indian boxes long ago to<br />
save their food.<br />
ggal'waatk verb unlucky; come<br />
empty-handed<br />
·Giloa yaan da gwee, ggal'waatgd.<br />
He should not go there because he is<br />
unlucky.<br />
ggamckbaickshk noun sawdust<br />
·Na 'yagayaam da moolaa laa da<br />
hailda ggamckbaickshg, da 'nee<br />
hoym da lack yuubm. I went down to<br />
the sawmill where there was a lot <strong>of</strong><br />
sawdust and that’s what we used on<br />
our ground.<br />
ggamggantk noun door<br />
·Shga'doosha ggamggantk. Close<br />
the door.<br />
ggamhlabeeshk noun shavings<br />
·Ggamhlabeeshk hoyu hlan gwal'kn<br />
lag. I use shavings to turn the wood.<br />
ggamwaal noun poor stuff, cheap<br />
things<br />
·Ahlgadee hashacka dm geega<br />
ggamwaal. I don’t want to buy cheap<br />
things.<br />
ggam'dooshk noun sweepings<br />
·Dm gwal'ka'nu ggam'dooshk. I’m<br />
going to burn the sweepings.<br />
ggam'do'otsk noun charcoal,<br />
coal, soot<br />
·Ggam'do'otskga hoy gyad hla<br />
shagamaashgit. People use charcoal<br />
when they paint.<br />
ggan noun tree, wood<br />
·Ndm ama haboalda ggan gwee. I’m<br />
going to take good care <strong>of</strong> that tree.<br />
gganahietg verb to lean against (a<br />
wall, firm object)<br />
·Oa, hla gganahietgu da waaba<br />
gwa'a, hla geedsa shonaahlu. Yes, I<br />
leaned against this house, when I<br />
almost got tired.<br />
gganaow noun frog<br />
·Tcka'nooyu gganaow da awaa<br />
lack'daa. I heard a frog by the lake.<br />
gganawulee noun backpack; strap<br />
to carry things<br />
·Gi'dsoan na wil nee gganawulee. I<br />
saw the backpack in the back room.<br />
gganeesh verb to be the youngest<br />
male<br />
·Gganeesht Lobat. Robert is the<br />
youngest male.<br />
gganggan noun forest; pieces <strong>of</strong><br />
wood<br />
·Shackdoa gganggan. Gather more<br />
pieces <strong>of</strong> wood.<br />
ggangwal'ka noun kindling<br />
·Tcka'nee gganhlaag ggangwal'ka<br />
dee 'kotsu. I cut up kindling every<br />
morning.<br />
Gganhaada noun Raven Clan<br />
(crest)<br />
·Gganhaada nagwaads Ruth.<br />
Ruther’s father is Raven.<br />
·Gganhaada wil hokshgush<br />
nagwaadu. My father’s moiety is<br />
Raven.<br />
gganhlaag noun morning<br />
·Oomhoant nagwaadu ashda<br />
gganhlaag. My father went fishing<br />
this morning.<br />
gganhlaan noun wooden body<br />
armor<br />
·Shgu dm hoym gganhlaan da lack<br />
ha'liwildoolgit. We need to wear body<br />
armor when we go onto the battlefield.<br />
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