Dictionary of Shm’algyack
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30 - <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> Shm'algyack<br />
gyeshg verb to be jealous<br />
·Lu'kwil gyeshgm ggoada hana'ack<br />
da shu waabm. That woman is very<br />
jealous <strong>of</strong> our new house.<br />
gyoash noun flat leaf <strong>of</strong> kelp<br />
·Anoacku cksh'waanck da lack<br />
gyoash. I like herring eggs on the flat<br />
kelp.<br />
gyuwadun noun horse<br />
·Ahlga 'dahla gyuwadun da gwa'a,<br />
ksha geeka wil 'dahlt. There are no<br />
horses here, just down below.<br />
haackg ? not easy; work hard<br />
against odds<br />
PLURAL: hackhaackg<br />
·Shm haackga da 'koy ndm dsabt.<br />
It’s not easy for me to do it.<br />
haad noun intestine<br />
·Na labiethow na gyadu, dowla<br />
haada labiet waald, dsabtda doctor.<br />
My intestine was bad and the doctor<br />
fixed it.<br />
haada uula noun seal intestines<br />
·Anoacka gga'dsaaw gyad haada<br />
uula. Some people like the intestine <strong>of</strong><br />
the seal.<br />
haahlggan noun wall<br />
·'Yacka gilkshtckal'damtk da<br />
haahlggan. Hang the picture on the<br />
wall.<br />
haash noun fireweed<br />
·Anoacku wil gyeda haash. I like the<br />
color <strong>of</strong> the fireweed.<br />
haaya noun wood, rotted<br />
·Ahlgadee hashacku dm haaya na<br />
boadu. I don’t want my boat to rot.<br />
haboal verb to keep, take care <strong>of</strong><br />
·Ama haboald na 'gilm gyad da<br />
'kwan. Take good care <strong>of</strong> what people<br />
give you.<br />
haboo'yil verb to get things ready<br />
·Haboo'yil tcka'nee goa dm wa'atm.<br />
Get the things ready that we’re going<br />
to sell.<br />
hackback noun pocketknife<br />
·Shguu ndm gee na hackbacku. I<br />
need to sharpen my pocketknife.<br />
hackbayckshg noun saw<br />
·Wie ndsu hackbayckshg. Give me<br />
the saw.<br />
hackdek noun bow; tool<br />
·Goahl wilsh hackdek dm hoyu?<br />
What tool shall I use?<br />
·Dm dsabu hackdek ndm gaa<br />
wineaya da hlguyu. I’m going to<br />
make a bow so I can get food for my<br />
family.<br />
hackshgweekwshg noun<br />
instrument with holes; whistle<br />
·Lu'kwil aam wila how<br />
hackshgweekwshg dsabn. The<br />
sound <strong>of</strong> the whistle you made is very<br />
good.<br />
hack'biyaan noun pipe for<br />
smoking<br />
·Gishya'an hack'biyaan. Pass the<br />
pipe around.<br />
hadaay noun steering wheel<br />
·Labite hlgookshn dm daayu da<br />
boad, labite waal na hadaayu. I<br />
wasn’t able to steer the boat, my<br />
steering wheel went out.<br />
hadahaw verb to like to do, spend<br />
time doing<br />
·Hadahawyu hla lu'bishu. I like to<br />
sew.<br />
hadiksh verb to swim<br />
PLURAL: lahadiksh<br />
·Lu'kwil hashacku dm hadikshu<br />
dsihla shuunt. I really want to swim<br />
when summer is here.<br />
hadsag verb to be fatal<br />
·Ha'dackgm sheepg wil hadsagt. He<br />
died from syphilis.<br />
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