Dictionary of Shm’algyack
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38 - <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack<br />
hoan noun fish, salmon<br />
·Yagwa guba nagwaadu hoan. My<br />
father is eating fish.<br />
hoaya noun clothing<br />
PLURAL: hakhoaya<br />
·Hashacku shu hoaya. I want new<br />
clothes.<br />
homhom noun ankle<br />
·Sheepga homhomu. My ankle hurts.<br />
hoom verb to smell<br />
·Hoomu 'biyaan. I smell smoke.<br />
hoom'tsack verb to kiss<br />
·Oy hoom'tsack da hlgu teedsa.<br />
Throw the teacher a kiss.<br />
hoo'bl adverb at night<br />
·Hoo'bl dee wil gakshga na<br />
gga'dsaaw gyad. Some people are<br />
really awake at night.<br />
hou'ts noun duck<br />
·Ha'wahlgan dee nee wil gipaiga<br />
hou'ts. I haven’t seen the ducks fly.<br />
how noun voice<br />
·Gakshga hlguwoamhlg hlat<br />
tcka'noo na howsh noat. The child<br />
woke up when she heard her mother’s<br />
voice.<br />
hoy verb to use, wear<br />
·Hoy bilaan, ggal 'weelaeksha na<br />
'backshn. Wear a belt, your pants are<br />
too big.<br />
hoyack verb to be correct<br />
·Hoyacka wila how hana'ack. The<br />
woman sounds right.<br />
·Lu'kwil aam wila gyoan. hoyacka<br />
hoyen. You’re doing real good. What<br />
you’re using is correct.<br />
hoyshg verb to be handsome, nice<br />
looking, pretty<br />
·Hoyshga madsiggalay. The flower<br />
is beautiful.<br />
·Hoyshga madsiggalay macksht da<br />
awaa waabn. The flowers by your<br />
house are beautiful.<br />
hukdsab noun somebody who can<br />
do many things well<br />
·Needsu shga hukdsabsh Tony. I see<br />
how many things Tony can do.<br />
hultg verb to be full<br />
PLURAL: halhultg<br />
·Hultga waabu da wineaya. My<br />
house is full <strong>of</strong> food.<br />
·Na aadm da gwashga, gawdee<br />
aadm dowla lu 'kend da lack boad<br />
dowla hultga'nm. We went fishing<br />
over there, when we were done fishing<br />
the boat was full.<br />
hultga giamg noun full moon<br />
·Dm gik hultga giamg dsidaawhl. It<br />
will be a full moon again tonight.<br />
ihlay noun blood<br />
·Ihlay 'dmggowsha doosha gwee.<br />
That cat’s head is bleeding.<br />
kboal number ten people<br />
·Kboal shgaboo gyad dm tckoackgt.<br />
Ten people will eat.<br />
klushmsh noun Nass River<br />
·Shayaa shgaboo hoan da<br />
klushmsh. There are fewer fish in the<br />
Nass River.<br />
kshabatsk verb to stick out<br />
·Ahlgadee aamhl dm kshabatsga<br />
gga'bala da 'newalee. It’s not good to<br />
have the gun stick out from the<br />
backpack.<br />
kshadsackoatg verb to be naked,<br />
nude, without clothing<br />
·Kshadsack'oatga 'yoota hla<br />
hadiksht. They were naked on the<br />
beach.<br />
kshagaa verb to take out<br />
·Kshagaa loagikshgm goda'ats ada<br />
'yackt. Take out the soaking wet coat<br />
and hang it.<br />
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