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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
hə́l̓x̌t enlarge the mesh
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)
st̓ᶿáqʷəy̓chinook salmon
šxʷə́məcəmfisher (the bird)
t̓ᶿíxʷt̓ᶿəxʷ fish hawk (osprey)
x̌ax̌ac̓aʔ pond
x̌ac̓aʔ lake
t̓éwəɬshells
x̌əw̓s qaʔfresh water
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)
x̌e:t̓ᶿénəxʷ Mt. Baker (used to measure the fish run or the season, by the amount of snow
ƛ̓eɬəm̓ qaʔ salt water
t̓ət̓əwəɬ little shells
cə́cəw̓ shore
ƛ̓q̓ʷáy̓ salmon milt
x̌ʷí:m rapids
statl̓əw creek or little river i.e. slough
stal̓əw̓ river
təməxʷ land/earth
st̓ᶿqʷay fish
c̓əy̓xʷéls dried fish
sqim̓ək̓ʷə́lməxʷ devil fish spring
qx̌é:nxʷ big run of fish
təmθə́qəy sockeye season
šxʷɬé:l̓éməxʷ sea hunter/fisher
qə́ləx̌ fish eggs
təmqəqáʔ the freshet
c̓əy̓x̌ʷé:nəxʷ smoked herring
st̓ᶿə́k̓ʷ bug/worm
pk̓ʷéls / pk̓ʷé:nxʷ smoked salmon
sθx̌áʔs dolly varden trout
k̓ʷé:c̓ dog fish
qʷtá:yθə́n sturgeon
qíw̓x̌ steelhead
kʷəxʷəθ coho salmon
hú:n̓ pink salmon
pá:kʷ chinook salmon (meaning 1 chinook, suffix for head)
sθíʔθə́qəy̓ little sockeye
sθə́qəy sockeye salmon
swíw̓ə eulachon
kʷə́məls harpoon used for salmon and seals (had a float attached)
sənƛ̓eʔé:n older group/second run of chum
ḱʷál̓əxʷ chum salmon
ɬəxʷəɬcyéʔáləsthirty mesh (depth of a gillnet)
sƛ̓pél̓əqən lead line

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