Fishing

Fishing Wordlist

Fishing
hən̓qəmin̓əm̓English
pútél̓weʔs paddle
xémən trawl net
slém̓əθ fish club (made out of crab apple)
fish club (made out of crab apple) fish knife (with a straight blade)
paíʔk̓ʷən splint for cooking fish
ɬət̓əmən̓ herring rake
sƛ̓pél̓əqən lead line
sqʷéq̓əp shuttle cock lure
tác̓aʔ skewer for herring
k̓ʷəyə́kʷəlxən trolling line
k̓ʷú:yə́kʷ troll (verb)
mélə bait
k̓ʷá:nt̓ém̓ən porpoise harpoon
téʔəɬ harpoon head
sʔə́nəm harpoon shaft
ɬáɬəs fishing with a net
q̓ísəcən make a net
q̓íq̓əsəcən making a net
θék̓ʷə́l̓yən pull a net
qʷséy̓ən set a net
k̓ʷɬey̓ən set a net parallel to the shore
k̓ʷaɬəst spread a net
hə́l̓x̌t enlarge the mesh
ɬp̓aƛ̓əm smoke
pépk̓ʷé:nxʷ be smoking a fish
ɬík̓ʷət gaff it/hook it
c̓ə́yxʷt dry it
c̓éy̓xʷəls be drying fish
cq̓íl̓ə make winter supplies (dried fish)
héy make a canoe
máləqʷət mix it up
t̓əq̓ʷt̓əqʷət chop into little pieces
ɬíc̓ət cut it
ɬi̓ɬək̓ʷəls be hooking a fish
ɬét̓əm catch a herring rake
kʷənél̓c̓ hold a harpoon line
θk̓ʷə́t̓ pull it taut
x̌əθənɬcyéʔáləs forty mesh (length of a gillnet)
ɬəxʷəɬcyéʔáləs thirty mesh (depth of a gillnet)
šxʷɬé:l̓éməxʷ sea hunter/fisher
sənƛ̓eʔé:n older group/second run of chum salmon
qx̌é:nxʷ big run of fish
qx̌élqɬ Have a big catch
k̓ʷínəlqɬ “How many caught?”
pút boat Boat
pútél̓weʔs paddle
c̓ə́yxʷt dry it
snə́xʷəɬ canoe Canoe
ƛ̓léy̓ shovel nose canoe
sq̓ɬán bow of canoe
slém̓əθ fish club (made out of crab apple)
ɬéc̓tən fish knife (with a straight blade) Fish_Knife
paíʔk̓ʷən splint for cooking fish
ɬət̓əmən̓ herring rake
sƛ̓pél̓əqən lead line
sqʷéq̓əp shuttle cock lure
tác̓aʔ skewer for herring
k̓ʷəyə́kʷəlxən trolling line
k̓ʷú:yə́kʷ troll (verb)
mélə bait
k̓ʷá:nt̓ém̓ən porpoise harpoon
téʔəɬ harpoon head
sʔə́nəm harpoon shaft
ɬás fish with a net
ɬáɬəs (progressive) fishing with a net
q̓ísəcən make a net
q̓íq̓əsəcən (progressive) making a net
θék̓ʷə́l̓yən pull a net
qʷséy̓ən set a net
k̓ʷɬey̓ən set a net parallel to shore
k̓ʷaɬəst spread a net
hə́l̓x̌t enlarge the mesh
ɬp̓aƛ̓əm smoke
pépk̓ʷé:nxʷ be smoking a fish
ɬík̓ʷət gaff it/hook it
c̓éy̓xʷəls (progressive) be drying fish
héy make a canoe
t̓əq̓ʷt̓əqʷət chop into little pieces
máləqʷət mix it up
kʷəyx̌t stir it
c̓xʷat add it
ɬíc̓ət cut it
t̓ᶿáx̌ʷt wash it
ɬi̓ɬək̓ʷəls be hooking a fish
ɬét̓əm catch a herring rake
kʷənél̓c̓ hold a harpoon line
θk̓ʷə́t̓ pull it taut
x̌əθənɬcyéʔáləs forty mesh (length of a gillnet)
ɬəxʷəɬcyéʔáləs thirty mesh (depth of a gillnet)
məʔsəɬ webbing for net (apocynum)
tə́q̓ʷəm tail portion of the sturgeon
cəmxáisən the face of the sturgeon
xʷáʔaq̓ʷtən set net or gill net
téʔeɬ harpoon used for sturgeon
kʷə́məls harpoon used for salmon and seals (had a float attached)
ɬə́k̓ʷtən gaff Gaff_Hook
tiʔén largest trawl net
xə́mən medium size trawl net
leʔməwəɬ smallest size trawl net
ƛ̓épəlyən dip net
šxʷxéƛ̓ / sciéq fishing weirs
héʔeɬ harpoon
mə́səɬ harpoon line (apocynum)
k̓úyək̓ʷ hook and line fishing (name for the hook)
ɬə́təmən eulachon and herring rake
cq̓íl̓ə make winter supplies (dried fish)

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élixiyə ʔiʔ tə qʷta•yθən | élixiyə and the sturgeon by Abigail Cunningham and Delores Louie

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