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SĆÁÁNEW̱
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Saanich
Alternative forms
str SĆȺNEW̱ SĆÁ¸ÁNEW̱
Etymology
From str S-<pos:nominalizing prefix> <alt:*ĆÁÁNEW̱>. Cognate with clm sčánnəxʷ salmon.
Noun
noun 1
salmon any fish of the genus Oncorhynchus genus
str ĆELÁL I¸ TȺYEL YÁ¸ TŦE SĆÁÁNEW. Soon the salmon will go upstream.
str by extension any type of fish
str PIŚ
str MEQ OL¸ STÁṈ SĆÁÁNEW all kinds of fish
Usage notes
In its most conventional sense, this covers steelhead, trout and any sea-running members of the genus Oncorhynchus genus, but not other anadromous fish.
References
448–9 +
str Fish Salmonids