SHM'ALGYACK TO ENGLISH
ENGLISH to SHM'ALGYACK

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aab = Father (term of address; female speaking) aa'bagg = To remember; Recall aack = Mouth; Rim; Edge aad = A net; To seine aadid --- a'gaadi = Fisherman - Fishermen (plural) aa-dm hoan = To seine for fish; To fish with a net aadsack= To be long enough; To reach across aadsik= To be straight aah = Edible root; Fern-like plant; Root medicine aalck --- alaalck = To be brave, bold, courageous - (plural) aam --- amaam = To be good, well, fine - (plural) aam-halaayt = Shaman; Shaman's mask, headress or regalia aam-ndap = Accurate assessment, estimate, size, evaluation, measure, quantity; Goodly amount aam-shgaboo = (v) To be enough; Adequate; Plentiful; Some (n) A batch; A lot; A fair amount aam-shga'nak = Be just far or long enough aatk = Night ab = Bee; Hornet; Yellow Jacket; Bumblebee; Wasp abaack-shg = To be anxious aboo = A few; Some; Several (To be) adaahl = (v) To glow (n) Phosphorescent algae; Fire-in-the-water ada = And adaawck = A legend; Folktale; Title; A true telling; A teaching narrative adabeesh = (v) To be beautiful (of a non-human); (n) Butterfly adaggan = Ghost bread; Fungus adashged = Spider web adaawgg = Story; Folktale adsiksh = To be proud; Haughty; Stand-offish; Snobbish; Arrogant a-gwee hluk-kwdaa'yn = Great grandchild(ren) agwee = Distant ahl aamdee = Okay?; Is it good? ahl 'bal = Misbutton, to ahlga = Not ahlga-di-goa = Nothing ahlga-ga ggontgahl = Meaning not clear; No clear vision ahl-yee ggawsh = Humming bird ai'dsm anaay = Fried bread ai'dsm hoan = Fried fish aipen = Light (weight) aishk = Promise; (n) Owe aishken = You promise; You owe

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Alphabet & Unique Sounds

aka = Not aksh --- akaksh = (n) Water; (vi&vt) Drink; Be wet akshshil-shgam maa-dam = Wet snow; Sleet ak-shuuneeshgm 'dsal = Mirror akshyaa --- akshwaalcksh = Increase; Increase in size; Get fat; Accumulate akshyaagwadseewsh = Dawn; Daybreak ala = Chimney; Opening in roof for smoke alaaysh --- ak-alaaysh = (adj) Lazy alashkw --- huk-alashsh = (adj) Weak; (v) Diluted alda = (n) Fir tree algyack-shg = (v) Speak; Talk; Written or spoken word algyack = (n) Chief; Noble; Big man a-loobaa = Run fast ama'bash = (adj) Pretty; Handsome; Beautiful; Good looking (human subject) amadaalck = Praise; Show respect amadsab = Completed; Well proportioned or designed; Fixed well; Repair; (vt) Do over amaggashgaawt = (vi) Medium sized; Of a good size ama-gyad = (sing) Kind person amane'ets = (vi) Careful; Cautious; Watchful Ama Shu'goahl = Happy New Year amawaal = (adj) Rich; Wealthy am'baal = (n) Cottonwood tree ameelg = (n) Mask; Disguise; Effigy amgeeggaawt = (n) Black duck amggan = Red cedar amhow = (n) Voice amooksh = (v) Listen; (vt) Pay attention; Obey amooksha'nu = I listen amook-sha-shm = Listen (talking to a group) amookshn = You listen amoosh = Corner of a house anaash --- ak-anaash = (n) Skin; Animal or fish hide anaay = (n) Bread aneesh = Tree branch anoagg = (v) Agree; Like; Give permission; (v) Allow anoahl = (v) Allow; Let an'on --- gga-an'on-hl = (n) Hand; Arm ap-luggawdee = Empty; Make empty

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Alphabet & Unique Sounds

ash = (n) Soapberries ash-dee = (prfx) To make a mistake ash-deewaal = (vi) Have an accident; Make a mistake ashee --- gga-shisheehl = (n) Foot; Leg ashguuhl = (adj) Funny; Humorous ashgyaback = (n) Talk too much ashwn = (n) Sea urchin awaa = By; Near; At a'waaack-shg = Hard worker; Industrious awaan = There awawshk = (n) Curls; Curl hair a-wil goa? = Why? awsh = (n) Sand awta = (n) Porcupine awul = (prfx) Aside; Away a-wul'mag = (vt) Put aside; Put away; Sidetrack ayaaltg = (vi) Porcupine ayaawgg = (n) Message; Official statement; Decree ayam = (v) Throw; To pitch a-yamgwa'a = Almost here a-yamgwai = Almost there a-yawa = (vt&vi) Shout; Yell aygyad = (adj) Durable; Long life ayin = No; Not so ayow = Expression when watching a fish jump aytk --- akaytk = (v) To name; Call by name a-yuwaan = (vi) Stay away for a long time

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Alphabet & Unique Sounds

baa --- 'kahl = (vt) Run baa = (n) Father baahlk = Operation baal --- bubaal = (vt) Try; Venture; Feel baalack --- bubaalack = (n) Ghost; Corpse 'baan = (v) Break bread; Dried food baash --- lebaash = (adj) Afraid baashg = (n) Wind; Blow ba'a-tsa = (n) Kelp; Rock weed babaa = (vi) Tremble; Quiver (of the chin) back = (vt) You taste; prfx) Up backbeega-aksh = (n) Gale; Waterspout 'backsh --- gga'backsh = (n) Pants; Trousers backsha dzina = (n) Jeans; Denim pants 'backshm ggab = (n) Corduroy pants backyaa --- backwaalcksh = (vi) Try; Go; Move; Walk up along the ground bads = (vt) Lift badsg = (vi) Arrive; Land 'bahl'bal = Misbutton baik = (adj) soft 'bal = Button up 'balda hahloa = (n) Cotton gloves 'balgia-ckshg --- 'bil'balgia-ckshg = (adj) Heavy 'balt = (n) Glove ban = (n) Belly; Abdomen; Tummy; Stomach bana = (n) Net brail; Dip nets 'bash = Caulk an opening; Grow bashackg = (vi) Divided basha-gan = (vt) You divide 'bashee = (n) Diaper bayck = (vi) Tear; Pull bark from cedar tree bayck-kkan = (v) Gather cedar bark bbaa = (vi) Tremble; Quiver bbood = (vi) Wait; Await bboodihl = (vi) You wait; You await bean = (n) Meadowlark; Songbird beeb = (n) Uncle bee'eg = (n) Lie; Falsehood 'beehl = (n) Crush; v Mash; Impression like a bruise 'beensh = (n) Wild celery beyaalsh = (n) Star be-yaal-shm aatk = (n) Evening star be-yaal-shm gganhlaag = (n) Morning star

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Alphabet & Unique Sounds

'bihloashk = (n) Dried seaweed (about 1" thick) bilaan = (n) Belt bilaag = (n) Moss 'bil'bal = Button 'bilgwa = Eagle (eiger) down; Chief's headgear bilhaa = (n) Abalone 'bilhow = (n) Talk about; Gossip 'bish'bash = Caulk or seal against water or wind bishboosh = (v) Chop; Split wood biyaackl = (n) Cliff; Rock wall 'biyaan = (n) Smoke bloash = (n) Syrup boad = (n) Boat booboo = Splash; Fall, as splinters boodz = (n) Boots boo'ihl = (v) Warn; Make aware; Get out of the way boosh = (v) Split booyshg = (v) Expect; Wait for; Hope for bou'ish = (n) Monkey

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Alphabet & Unique Sounds

ckaa = (n) Slave ckaahla = West wind ckaatg = (v) Spoiled food; Decayed ckaaytg = Upset canoe or boat; Turned over ckaldaaw-ckg = (n) Medicine ckaygg = Foam ckbaala = (n) West wind ck-ba-shm 'k'kackd = Upside down ckbaycksh = (v) Saw ckbayck-shg = (act of) Sawing ckbeesh = (n) Box ck-beeyaa = (vi) Walk house to house; Deliver information ck-beeyay = Half; Part of ck-bi-shm-shguu = Bend; Bend over; Bow ck'biyaanksh = (v) Smoke tobacco ckdai = (v) Eat Indian ice cream ckdee = Eat with ck'dsashkw = (v) Eat or kill lice ckdsee = Thick (ice, board, fog, etc.) ckdso'otsk = (n) Hawk ckgwatksh = Feel cold ckhoan = (v) Eat fish (act of) ckleeuu --- gga-ckleeuu = (v) Burst cklggoa = (v) Pay cklggoan = You pay ckl-ggoaoam = (n) Payment ckshaan = (n) Mosquito larvae ckshaangg = (n) Doubt; (v) Disbelieve; Disagree ckshan = (v) Gamble ckshdaa = Win a game or war ckshdaamgg = Loud noise cksheet --- lacksheet = (v) Vomit ckshgeeg = (n) Eagle ckshoa = (n) Boat; Canoe; Skiff cksh'togg = (v) Sleep cksh'waangg = (n) Herring eggs ckshwa'dackg = (n) Whistle

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Alphabet & Unique Sounds

'daa = (vi) Sit daab = (vt) Hit with a hammer or tool 'daa'binshg = (n) Nail daackhlg = (vi) Able; Can do daahl = (n) Dear miss or woman daala = (n) Money daalgg = (vt) Talk to in a mean manner; Rebuke; Scold; Counsel; Advise daamshack --- dmdaamshack = (vi) Faint; Pass out daash = Aunt; Auntie 'daashk = (vi) Applause; Clap hands daaw --- dudaaw = (n) Ice; Frozen daayksh = Indian ice cream dackhl = (n) Hammer dacksh = (n) Flounder dack-shm'daa --- dack-shmwun = Sit still; Stay at home; Obey dack-shm'daan = You sit still dack-shmhietk = (vi) Stand still 'dackwunsh = (n) Indian adz dackyaagw = (vt) Hold; Hold fast; Hold tight 'dackya'wa = Holding (act of); Grip 'dag = (n) Wind (as a clock or toy); Whirlwind 'da'gia-ckshg = Too much food in the throat 'da'gil = (vt) Fold paper; Fold over 'dahl = (vt) Smear; (v) Spread; Put away; Prevelant 'dahal awaan = (vt) Put that away daintg = (vt) Lead; Lead singer 'daish = (n) Arrow dakhl = (vt) Tie around; (v) Tie dakkaaaw = (n) Sea anemone dalpg --- dildal = (n) Fight; (vi) Conflict dalbikshg = (v) Shrink dalpg --- dildalpg = (adj) Short dalpgm gganggan = Short trees dam = Squeeze; Hold; Hug damckg = (adj) Tight; Taut damckhl = Friend 'dameesh = (n) Writing; Handwriting damoatg = (v) Save damshg = (v) Hold; (vt) Squeeze damtee = Fern-like plants 'damyaa = Walk to the front da'oagg = (n) Cheek dap = (n) Judge; Try in court; Liver; (v) Measure dashgyan = (n) Whetstone; Emery wheel 'dauckg = (adj) Valuable; Heart rending; Deep sorrow daway = (n) Goat dawhl = (adj) Gone; Leave; Depart; Go away dawhln = (v) To go away 'da'wil = (n) Fish hook 'dean = (n) Fish trap debaa = Run away with debeesh = (n) Poise; Performance; Agility deck-hl-gagiamg = (n) Halo around the moon dedsa'bil = Play with compulsively dee = Hill 'deebn = (n) Sea lion 'deeld = Does things quickly; Works fast deeltk = (n) Revenge; (v) Retaliate deelm-ckg = (n) Answer; (v) Reply 'deen = You hurry de'gwun = Very ripe 'depckaad = Two fish, animals, or flat things 'dep-ckadool gyad = Two people diboygid = (n) Shrew; Small mouse di'deeld = (vi) Do faster; Quickly didoa = (v) Have; Own didoolsh = (adj) Alive dihl = And 'diik = (n) Navel 'dilgyad = (n) Serve; Those that serve food 'dmggowsh = (n) Head 'dm'goa = (n) Backbone 'dmkkai = (n) Shoulder; Upper arm 'dmlaan = (adj) Stern of boat; Someone that steers 'dmlaani = (n) Neck 'dmmeetsh = (n) Berries, small, red & hard 'dmwaalgit = (n) Skull 'dmyaa = Goes fast; Travels with speed dipckan = (n) Stump; Old tree still standing dit-ckaksh = (n) High tide

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Alphabet & Unique Sounds

doa = (v) Have; Own; Object in place 'doagg = (vt) Suck doashda = Across the way; Opposite side doa'yil = Spoiled person dock = (vi) Take; Carry dockdock = Hold on to something 'doo= (v) Sweep doohlk = (n) Cedar bark basket doola = (n) Tongue doolckg = Stuck; Unable to travel 'doosh = (vt) Hit or push with fist doosh --- dikdoosh = (n) Cat dooshm gilhouli = (n) Tiger; Wildcat 'dooshk = Sweep with a branch or broom 'doycksh = (vt) Thank; Express appreciation doycksh = Built strong; Put on warm clothes 'doygg = (v) Thank you; Words of appreciation doyksh = Strong tides; Rapids 'dsaa = (vt) Stab 'dsaab = (v) Bind; Object caught in a bind 'dsaack --- gga'dsa'dsaack = (n) Clam dsaam = (n) Jam 'dsab = (vt) Brail; Bring above the water dsab = (vt) Make; Build; Construct dsa'bl = (exp) Play with compulsively; Handle compulsively dsackoatk = (vi) Nude; Naked dsa daawhl = Tonight dsaee = (exp) Calling down one doing badly dsag --- duu = (v) Die; (adj) Dead dsa-gga = (prfx) Across dsa-ggaack lg = Able to go cross dsa-ggabaashg = Cross wind dsa-ggam daawhl = (vi) Go ashore dsa-gga-tgu baa = (v) Run in circle; Spin dsa-gga yaa = Walk across dsa-ggm = (prfx) Ashore; In; To land from the water dsa-ggmbaashg = On shore wind dsa-ggmwaash = (n) South wind dsahl = (v) Lose a game or war; Consume; Eat up 'dsaick = (v) Lick 'dsak = (n) China slippers dsack shuld = Sprinkle; Dampen 'dsa kya = Turn off (electricity) dsal --- gga'dsal'dsal = (n) Face; (vt) Fillet fish dsa lee = (n) Old fish 'dsal ksh = Whirlpool dsam = (v) Cook; Boil 'dsamtee = (adj) Lightening; Electricity 'dsaoam-tee = (n) Dried meat 'dsashkw --- 'dsack 'dsashkw = (n) Lice dsawush = (n) Laughing berries; Salal berries dsa-yaihl = (n) Snare; Trap 'dsayck = (v) Give help, gift or service; Donate dsaygg = Gray berries along river bank

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Alphabet & Unique Sounds

dsea = Grandmother 'dseeba hagwilhoo = You tie the rope dseeb = (v) Melt; Disappearing; Lose weight or size 'dseeb = (v) Tie 'dsee'bltk = Burn up 'dsee'dsee = Bone marrow 'dsee'g = Cone shaped shells on rocks 'dseeg = (n) Left by the tide; Leak; Leaking dseehl = (n) Snipe (small bird) dseehldoa = Put away in the corner 'dseeka = Boat on shore; Aground dsee-kshhietksh = (adj) Stand smartly dsee-kshhowtksh = (adj) Flagrant; Brag a lot dsee-kshwaaltksh = (adj) Strut your stuff; Show off dsee-kshyaa-ksh = (v) Walk with a flair; Strutting dseekw-sha = (vi) Bail water out of a canoe or boat dseelksh = (v) Melt 'dseen --- lamdsack = (vt) Permission to come in; Enter; Go in 'dseen giamg = Sun or moon eclipse dseen giam-gmaatk = (n) Moon eclipse dseeuu = (n) Dolphin; Porpoise dseewsh = Daylight; Daytime dse'ish = (n) Grandmother dse-nda = (adv) When dsi'gawsh = Salmon, dried & split 'dsig'dsig = (n) Vehicle with wheels; Wagon dsigi'dseeb = Tomorrow dsi'gwe'eds = (n) Sea urchin, large dsi-hla = (prfx) At this time; This hour dsilaa = (n) Old fish 'dsilaa-ksh = Visiting 'dsilaay = (vt) Visit 'dsiloom = (vt) Bring food; Pack lunch 'dsi-lmbaa = Run into a house 'dsi-lmgaa = (v) Take in 'dsi-lmmeelg = Dancing in 'dsm = Within 'dsimaatk = Tasty 'dsimaay = Great grandchildren; Barnacles 'dsm-an'on = (n) Palm of hand 'dsm'dee = Nape of neck 'dsmdeeyan = Your neck 'dsmhoan = (n) Red snapper 'dsm'kol = (n) Anus 'dsinkbaa = Running backwards 'dsinkhood = Run backwards 'dsinkyaa = Walk backwards 'dsinshhood = Run away from 'dsinshloyg = Person left behind when tribe moved 'dsiwaalt = (n) Finger 'dsiwaand = End of dsoack = Reside 'dsoacksh --- gga'dsoacksh = (n) Shoes 'dsoack-sha 'tsawaab = (n) Slippers (Lit. house slippers) 'dsoack-shm hahloa = (n) Tennis shoes (Lit. shoes of cloth) dsoagg --- le'dsoagg = (adj) Ashamed dsoahl = (n) Slide 'dum = (vt) Write dushck = (n) Squirrel duwaay = (v) Paddle; Row

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Alphabet & Unique Sounds

eash = (n) Yeast ee = (vt) Downgrade; Inedible; Unclean eemck = (n) Beard ee-pckdal = Eight flat objects 'eye'needi = Right?

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Alphabet & Unique Sounds

gaa = (vt) Take gaahl = You take one thing 'gaal'g -- ga'gaal'g = (vi) Steal 'gabaa = (adj) Lame gabids = (adj) Lame 'gahlgyoa = Boat to one side; Listing 'gahloksh = Boat or object falling to one side gaksh = Wake up galam-ck = Nass-Gitksan Language 'galdoal = Six people 'galdoosh = (vt) Hit with fist gallot = (n) Carrot galmeelg = (v) Play galloy = (vt) Hit with a thrown object galtsckan = Three long objects 'galyeds = Hit with a stick or club ggashgaatsg = (vi) Rough (like sandpaper) gatgyet-ga baa-shg = Strong wind; Gale gatsggaats = (n) Dog fish ga'wa = (vi) Agree; Consent gawdee = (adj) Done geek = (v) Buy (v) Fly; Hemlock tree; Mosquito geeka = Next to the water; Water's edge 'geelg = Feeling of strong taste in throat giloa = Don't; Stop geemg --- leemg = (vt) Wipe geen = (vt) Give food geesh = (n) Mistake; Error; Wrong; Miss geeshk = (v) Dodge geetg = Swollen; Rising geetga'aksh = (n) Flood 'ge'ets = Point 'ge'etsckan = Point at or out ggaagg = (n) Raven ggaaka = (adj) Strong ggaapck = (adj) Scratch ggaapckan = (vt) Rake; Scrape ggabacksh-g = Jump with fright; Startled; (v) Shake gga'bala = (n) Gun gga'bilaash = (n) Larvae ggaboack = (n) Cockle ggadail-pk = (n) Anchor ggadeeshg = Braid ggadoahl = (n) Pink salmon; Humpback salmon ggadsaa-gg = (n) Cross; Gable of roof gga'dsi-hl = (prfx) Down gga'dsi-hl'doosh = Push down gga'dsi-hl'oksh = Fall down gga'dsi-hlsha-gia = (vt) Pull down ggadsik-shg = (n) Sale of goods; Heavy rainfall; Sell out gga-dsiwaald = (n) Fingers gga'dsiyoahl = (vt) Slide on feet or with a sled ggaeemgg = People with a beard; White man

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Alphabet & Unique Sounds

ggag = (n) Swan ggaggawsh = Horn of animal; Antlers ggaggogg = (n) Fish nose ggagoom = (n) Seagull gga'gwaa'gw = Low status; Low profile; Worthless person ggahl-dikshguu = (vi) Lie at the side ggahl-dikyaa = (vi) Go aside; Go into the woods; Walk to one side ggahlg = String of put on drying pole ggahlggan = Put on sticks for smoking meat or fish ggahood = Beads on a string; Necklace ggaid = (n) Hat ggaida gganaaw = (n) Mushroom ggai-dm shihoo = (n) Yarn hat ggai-dmboashen = (n) Rimmed hat ggai-dm'dsagg = (n) Cap ggai-dm-shgyen = (n) Rain hat ggaiggai = (n) Tree branch, dead ggailkshg = Creep; Sit in protest of moving or going ggaimggan = (vt) Pry with a lever ggaimggan-shk = (n) Oar ggain = (n) Skunk ggakkai = (n) Wing ggakkowtk = (vi) Howl like a wolf; Sound in a loud tone gga-kkuhl = (v) Shiver ggaklik = (n) Rat; Rodent ggakoacksh = (n) Salmon berry bushes ggaksh = (prfx) Just started or happened ggaksh-wil = (prfx) Getting along; Improving ggaksh-wila'aamt = Getting better ggal = (vi) Come; Come here ggal = (prfx) Meaning too - ggalaag = (n) Cracked; Crazed ggalaaw = (n) Red cedar tree ggalbailtg = Two boats, canoes ggalbash = (n) Empty space; Not there ggaldm = (prfx) Container ggal-dmaksh = (n) Container of water; Pail; Bucket ggal-dmalgyack = (n) Spokesman ggal-dmwaat = (n) Store; Place to buy ggaldoa = (n) Camp ggaldsa = Let's come ggaldsap = (n) Village ggaldsogg = (vi) Camp; Camping ggal'dsooshk = Too small ggal'dsuu = Too much; Saying or claiming too much ggalgwa'hl = (n) Empty sack ggal haild = Too many gga-lipleep = (n) Thunder; Cannon ggalkkieshuu = (n) Knee ggal-kshaggush = (vt) Jump rope ggalleemksh = (v)Scatter; Sow seeds; Gospel; Widespread stories