Fishing World
Contents
Vocabulary
Fishing Tools
| boat | pút |
| paddle | pútél̓weʔs |
| canoe | snə́xʷəɬ |
| shovel nose canoe | ƛ̓léy̓ |
| bow of canoe | sq̓ɬán |
| trawl net | xémən |
| fish club (made out of crab apple) | slém̓əθ |
| fish knife (with a straight blade) | ɬéc̓tən |
| splint for cooking fish | paíʔk̓ʷən |
| herring rake | ɬət̓əmən̓ |
| lead line | sƛ̓pél̓əqən |
| shuttle cock lure | sqʷéq̓əp |
| skewer for herring | tác̓aʔ |
| trolling line | k̓ʷəyə́kʷəlxən |
| troll (verb) | k̓ʷú:yə́kʷ |
| bait | mélə |
| porpoise harpoon | k̓ʷá:nt̓ém̓ən |
| harpoon head | téʔəɬ |
| harpoon shaft | sʔə́nəm |
Fishing Verbs
| fish with a net | ɬás |
| fishing with a net | ɬáɬəs (progressive) |
| make a net | q̓ísəcən |
| making a net | q̓íq̓əsəcən (progressive) |
| pull a net | θék̓ʷə́l̓yən |
| set a net | qʷséy̓ən |
| set a net parallel to the shore | k̓ʷɬey̓ən |
| spread a net | k̓ʷaɬəst |
| enlarge the mesh | hə́l̓x̌t |
| smoke | ɬp̓aƛ̓əm |
| be smoking a fish | pépk̓ʷé:nxʷ |
| gaff it/hook it | ɬík̓ʷət |
| dry it | c̓ə́yxʷt |
| be drying fish | c̓éy̓xʷəls (progressive) |
| make winter supplies (dried fish) | cq̓íl̓ə |
| make a canoe | héy |
| chop into little pieces | t̓əq̓ʷt̓əqʷət |
| mix it up | máləqʷət |
| stir it | kʷəyx̌t |
| add it | c̓xʷat |
| cut it | ɬíc̓ət |
| wash it | t̓ᶿáx̌ʷt |
| be hooking a fish | ɬi̓ɬək̓ʷəls |
| catch a herring rake | ɬét̓əm |
| hold a harpoon line | kʷənél̓c̓ |
| pull it taut | θk̓ʷə́t̓ |
| forty mesh (length of a gillnet) | x̌əθənɬcyéʔáləs |
| thirty mesh (depth of a gillnet) | ɬəxʷəɬcyéʔáləs |
Nouns
| eulachon | swíw̓ə |
| sockeye salmon | sθə́qəy |
| little sockeye | sθíʔθə́qəy̓ |
| chinook salmon | st̓ᶿáqʷəy̓ |
| chinook salmon (meaning 1 chinook, with suffix for head) | pá:kʷ |
| chum salmon | ḱʷál̓əxʷ |
| pink salmon | hú:n̓ |
| coho salmon | kʷəxʷəθ |
| steelhead | qíw̓x̌ |
| sturgeon | qʷtá:yθə́n |
| dog fish | k̓ʷé:c̓ |
| dolly varden trout | sθx̌áʔs |
| bug/worm | st̓ᶿə́k̓ʷ |
| smoked salmon | pk̓ʷéls / pk̓ʷé:nxʷ |
| smoked herring | c̓əy̓x̌ʷé:nəxʷ |
| the freshet | təmqəqáʔ |
| fish eggs | qə́ləx̌ |
| sea hunter/fisher | šxʷɬé:l̓éməxʷ |
| sockeye season | təmθə́qəy |
| older group/second run of chum salmon | sənƛ̓eʔé:n |
| big run of fish | qx̌é:nxʷ |
| devil fish spring | sqim̓ək̓ʷə́lməxʷ |
| dried fish | c̓əy̓xʷéls |
| fish | st̓ᶿqʷay |
| fisher (the bird) | šxʷə́məcəm |
| fish hawk (osprey) | t̓ᶿíxʷt̓ᶿəxʷ |
| pond | x̌ax̌ac̓aʔ |
| lake | x̌ac̓aʔ |
| ́land/earth | təməxʷ |
| river | stal̓əw̓ |
| creek or little river i.e. slough | statl̓əw |
| rapids | x̌ʷí:m |
| fresh water | x̌əw̓s qaʔ |
| salmon milt | ƛ̓q̓ʷáy̓ |
| shells | t̓éwəɬ |
| little shells | t̓ət̓əwəɬ |
| shore | cə́cəw̓ |
| salt water | ƛ̓eɬəm̓ qaʔ |
| ocean | k̓ʷaƛ̓ʷəʔ |
| tide coming in | qəqəm̓əl̓ |
| low tide | cəkʷcəkʷ |
| Mt. Baker (used to measure the fish run or the season, by the amount of snow) | x̌e:t̓ᶿénəxʷ |
Ocean/Lake Fishing
| horse clam | swém |
| crab | ʔéy̓x̌ |
| flounder | p̓əwəy̓ |
| sole | ɬəməqʷaʔ |
| fur seal | t̓ᶿáyə |
| halibut | scátx̌ |
| herring | sɬéwət |
| ling cod | ʔé:yt |
| cutthroat trout | kʷsíc |
| mussel | ɬéw̓qəm̓ |
| octopus | sqímə́k̓ʷ |
| oyster | ƛ̓ə́x̌ƛ̓əx̌ʷ |
| slime | stíxəm |
| kelp | q̓ám̓ |
| porpoise | k̓ʷá:nt̓ |
| sea snail | sx̌əmálə |
| kelp greenling | t̓ᶿə́məkʷa |
| red snapper | tə́qʷtə́qʷ |
| large red sea urchin | x̌ʷíx̌ʷə |
Fishing vocab from Katzie Ethnographic Notes
| trawl net | tiʔén |
| webbing for net (Apocynum) | məʔsəɬ |
| tail portion of the sturgeon | tə́q̓ʷəm |
| the face of the sturgeon | cəmxáisən |
| set net or gill net | xʷáʔaq̓ʷtən |
| harpoon used for sturgeon | téʔeɬ |
| harpoon used for salmon and seals, had a float attached | kʷə́məls |
| gaff | ɬə́k̓ʷtən |
| largest trawl net | tiʔén |
| medium size trawl net | xə́mən |
| smallest size trawl net | leʔməwəɬ |
| dip net | ƛ̓épəlyən |
| fishing weirs | šxʷxéƛ̓ / sciéq |
| harpoon | héʔeɬ |
| harpoon line (Apocynum) | mə́səɬ |
| hook and line fishing (name for the hook) | k̓úyək̓ʷ |
| eulachon and herring rake | ɬə́təmən |