Dictionary of Shm’algyack

40 - Dictionary of Shm'algyack
kshuud noun autumn, fall
·Dm guuldm hoan dsihla kshuud
deehl goamshm. We’ll harvest fish in
the fall and winter.
kwdacksh verb to go away from,
leave a place
·Dm kwdackshm ggaldoa. Dm
luyeltgm hloula aam lacka. We’re
going to leave the village. We’ll return
while the weather’s good.
kwdag verb to shoot (arrow, gun)
·Ggabackshga'nu hla kwdaga
'yoota. I was startled when the man
shot the gun.
kwdee verb to be hungry
PLURAL: lukwdee
·Hla kwdeeyu. I’m hungry.
·Na shaupwaalckshm ashda
'guulda shada dowl lu'kwil kwdeeyu
dowla luyeltgm. We went walking the
other day and I got hungry, so we came
home.
kwdoosh noun knife
·Giloamdsa 'koa'olda kwdoosh.
Don’t forget the knife.
kwhlacksh verb to kick; to press,
put weight on
·Kwhlackshu hla'at da awaa 'yoota
gwee. I kicked the ball to the man
there.
kwhlackshhla'at noun football
·Goahl shm anoacka gyad
kwhlackshhla'at? Why do people
really like football?
kwhleeggiackn verb to scrape,
grind to pieces
·Shu mdm kwhleeggiackn na
anaasha wun. You have to really
scrape the deer hide.
kwhlee ggolggol verb to come
apart entirely, to be nothing left
·Kwhlee ggolggol boad da wil 'dsuu
baashg. The wind tore the boat apart
until it was gone.
kwhleeyedsg verb to pound
·'Naga hahlalsht n'dse'etsu hlat
kwhleeyedsa hla'ashg. My
grandmother worked a long time when
she pounded the seaweed.
kwhlee'ba'gya verb to be dented;
to bend, dent badly
·Kwhlee'ba'gya 'dsig'dsig da wil
oksha 'wee loab. The big rock that fell
dented the car.
kwhlee'doosh verb to punch; to
knock out
·Da'apsh en kwhlee'doosht Dan.
David knocked Dan out.
kwhlee'kayaan verb to hit, beat
up with a club
·Kwhlee'kayaan 'wee hoan, hloula
didoolsht. Hit the big fish, it’s still
alive.
kwhl'aack noun lips
·Ashguu kwhl'aacka hlguwoamhlg
hla hloonteed. The child’s lips are
funny when he’s angry.
kwshdoonsh number five flat,
round or abstract objects
·Kwshdoonsha mashgm 'na'ba'la
dm geegu. I’m going to buy five red
buttons.
kw'dsag noun slingshot
·Kw'dsag hoysh Kayla hlat goo
hla'at. Kayla used a slingshot to shoot
the ball.
kyoagg noun grass
·Lu'kwil meehoksha kyoagg hla
'kotst. Grass smells really good when
it’s cut.
laaksha aksh noun high tide
·Dm shigyoatgm dsihla laaksha
aksh. We will leave at high tide.
laakwsh noun light
·Lu'kwil hailda laakwsh da lack
guyna. There are lots of lights on the
street.
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