Fish Gitxsanimax 2
Bullhead
'Mask'ayaa'y - bullhead
Si suus 'mask'ayaa'y ii sloga lo'op wila jip jabit.
Bullheads are small and brown in color.
Chum
Ganiis - dog salmon; chum salmon
Seegal hli tka hl ganiis, iit 'wo hoox diit ahl si ts'a'waxs diit.
The skin of the dog salmon were so rough they used it to make shoes.
Clams
Ts'ak' - clams
Luu si ts'ak dim yipx.
We put clams in our soup.
Coho Salmon
Eek' - coho salmon
Lasa lik'insxw wil 'wo 'matsa hl eek', iit waayit luu 'wahl lasa gangwiikw.
The coho run starts in August right through till September.
Dolly Varden
Saabaaya - dolly varden
'Wii tax ga ts'imaak' hl saabaaya yis.
The dolly vardens have big mouths.
Eel
Lok' - eel
Aayim lax ts'eehl aks wil 'wo 'wihl loohl lok'
The eel stays close to the shore.
Eulachon
Saak - eulachon; candle fish
'Wo si laaxws si mihl diit hli tilix hl saak.
They used the oil from the eulachon for candles.
Flounder
Daks - flounder
Lax mo'on wil 'waasxw hl daks, nee go'sun.
The flounder are plentiful down the coast, none here.
Herring
Sgya - herring
Lasa ya'a wil 'wo 'matsa hl sgya go' ohl lax mo'on.
The herring run is usually in April down the coast.
Jack Spring
Hlguuya - small spring salmon; jack spring
K'uba sisuus sim ya'a siwa't diit ahl hlguuya.
They call the little spring salmon hlguua.
Lake Trout
Laawim tax - Lake trout
Lax daw wil 'wo ixw'm ahl laawim lax t'ax.
We fished for lake trout through the ice.
Minnow
Xot'ixs - minnow (small trout)
Dim hlok 'win xot'ixs dim ii gu hadixsin.
If you swallow a minnow you will become a good swimmer.
Old Fish
amlax - old salmon, after spawning
Lihleehlatxw hl amlax hli kook dim di daaxw diit.
Old salmon are red before they die.
Pink Salmon
Sdimoon - pink salmon; humpback
Hot'y mi'in dinim hl sdimoon yukw si wineeyim.
We smoke pink salmon as well when we are preparing food.
Rainbow Trout
Xsimilit - rainbow trout
Lax t'ax wil dip 'wo 'mukhl xsimilit.
We catch rainbow trout in the lakes.
Sockeye
Miso'o - sockeye salmon
Lasa maa'y wil 'wo gali bakw hl miso'o.
The Sockeye Salmon come in June.
Spring Salmon
Ya'a - spring salmon; Chinook
Sim sgoogim bakw ya'a ahla xwsit.
Spring salmon are the first to arrive in the spring.
Steelhead
Milit - Steelhead
Waayit gwalax wil milit tsim tax waayit wil tsilixs daw.
The Steelhead stay in the lake all winter until the ice melts.
Sucker
Hloots - sucker; whitefish
'Max sip hloots ii ap ixsta't.
The whitefish are bony, but they taste good.
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