"kickininee" (kokanee) information sought

[Mike Cleven]

David D. Robertson wrote:
> Klahowya,
>
> For research I'm doing, can anyone here provide attestations of forms
> like "kickininee" in British Columbia English?

You must be thinking of kinnikinnick; I've never seen anything like
"kickininee" (rhymes with pickaninny?) in BC English.  Terry?

>
> Do you have any cites that imply or show a distinction between this word
> and "kokanee"?
>
> Many thanks in advance.

Kokanee is a BC English term (source language unknown) for landlocked
salmon, i.e. those that do not make the journey to sea; Terry, who is a
fisheries expert, most likely knows the source language; I'd expect an
Interior language rather than a coastal one as kokanee are more
associated with that area.  Kokanee Beer, "Brewed in the Kootenays",
takes its name from the Kokanee Glacier near (?) Nelson.


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Mike Cleven
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