Fishing

Fishing Wordlist

Fishing
pútboat
pútél̓weʔspaddle
xéməntrawl net
slém̓əθfish club (made out of crab apple)
fish club (made out of crab apple)fish knife (with a straight blade)
paíʔk̓ʷənsplint for cooking fish
ɬət̓əmən̓herring rake
sƛ̓pél̓əqənlead line
sqʷéq̓əpshuttle cock lure
tác̓aʔskewer for herring
k̓ʷəyə́kʷəlxəntrolling line
k̓ʷú:yə́kʷtroll (verb)
méləbait
k̓ʷá:nt̓ém̓ənporpoise harpoon
téʔəɬharpoon head
sʔə́nəmharpoon shaft
ɬásfish with a net
ɬáɬəsfishing with a net
q̓ísəcənmake a net
q̓íq̓əsəcənmaking a net
θék̓ʷə́l̓yənpull a net
qʷséy̓ənset a net
k̓ʷɬey̓ənset a net parallel to the shore
k̓ʷaɬəstspread a net
hə́l̓x̌tenlarge the mesh
ɬp̓aƛ̓əmsmoke
pépk̓ʷé:nxʷbe smoking a fish
ɬík̓ʷətgaff it/hook it
c̓ə́yxʷtdry it
c̓éy̓xʷəlsbe drying fish
cq̓íl̓əmake winter supplies (dried fish)
héymake a canoe
máləqʷətmix it up
t̓əq̓ʷt̓əqʷətchop into little pieces
ɬíc̓ətcut it
ɬi̓ɬək̓ʷəlsbe hooking a fish
ɬét̓əmcatch a herring rake
kʷənél̓c̓hold a harpoon line
θk̓ʷə́t̓pull it taut
x̌əθənɬcyéʔáləsforty mesh (length of a gillnet)
ɬəxʷəɬcyéʔáləsthirty mesh (depth of a gillnet)
šxʷɬé:l̓éməxʷsea hunter/fisher
sənƛ̓eʔé:nolder group/second run of chum salmon
qx̌é:nxʷbig run of fish
qx̌élqɬHave a big catch
k̓ʷínəlqɬ“How many caught?”
ɬi̓ɬək̓ʷəls be hooking a fish
ɬéc̓tənfish knife (with a straight blade)
sʔə́nəm harpoon shaft
ɬáɬəs (progressive) fishing with a net
ɬás fish with a net
q̓ísəcən make a net
k̓ʷɬey̓ən set a net parallel to shore
q̓íq̓əsəcən (progressive) making a net
θék̓ʷə́l̓yən pull a net
qʷséy̓ən set a net
ɬp̓aƛ̓əm smoke
hə́l̓x̌t enlarge the mesh
c̓xʷat add it
t̓ᶿáx̌ʷt wash it
ɬíc̓ət cut it
kʷəyx̌t stir it
máləqʷət mix it up
t̓əq̓ʷt̓əqʷət chop into little pieces
héy make a canoe
cq̓íl̓ə make winter supplies (dried fish)
c̓éy̓xʷəls (progressive) be drying fish
c̓ə́yxʷt dry it
ɬík̓ʷət gaff it/hook it
k̓ʷaɬəst spread a net
téʔəɬ harpoon head
k̓ʷá:nt̓ém̓ən porpoise harpoon
mélə bait
k̓ʷú:yə́kʷ troll (verb)
k̓ʷəyə́kʷəlxən trolling line
tác̓aʔ skewer for herring
sqʷéq̓əp shuttle cock lure
ɬət̓əmən̓ herring rake
paíʔk̓ʷən splint for cooking fish
slém̓əθ fish club (made out of crab apple)
sq̓ɬán bow of canoe
ƛ̓léy̓ shovel nose canoe
snə́xʷəɬq canoe
pútél̓weʔs paddle
pút boat
x̌əθənɬcyéʔáləsforty mesh (length of a gillnet)
ɬə́təmən eulachon and herring rake
k̓úyək̓ʷ hook and line fishing (name for the hook)
mə́səɬ harpoon line (apocynum)
héʔeɬ harpoon
šxʷxéƛ̓ / sciéq fishing weirs
ƛ̓épəlyən dip net
leʔməwəɬ smallest size trawl net
xə́mən medium size trawl net
tiʔén largest trawl net
ɬə́k̓ʷtən gaff
téʔeɬ harpoon used for sturgeon
xʷáʔaq̓ʷtən set net or gill net
cəmxáisən the face of the sturgeon
tə́q̓ʷəm tail portion of the sturgeon
məʔsəɬ webbing for net (apocynum)
θk̓ʷə́t̓ pull it taut
kʷənél̓c̓ hold a harpoon line
kʷə́məls harpoon used for salmon and seals (had a float attached)
ɬəxʷəɬcyéʔáləsthirty mesh (depth of a gillnet)
ɬét̓əm catch a herring rake
pépk̓ʷé:nxʷ be smoking a fish
sƛ̓pél̓əqən lead line

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