Pronunciation of "eulachon"

[Scott Tyler]

This may be a kwaagiuL (kwakiutl) word.
To the best of my recollection it is pronounced like
   oo-li-kin    there are some Wakashan dictionaries available which would 
have the correct phonetic spelling.
scott
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From: "James Crippen" <jcrippen at GMAIL.COM>
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Subject: Pronunciation of "eulachon"


> This is only tangentially related to Chinook Jargon, but I think it's
> the best place to ask this question. I'm interested in the  "eulachon"
> fish (Thaleichthys pacificus, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulachon),
> also occasionally known as the "candlefish". It's the little
> herring-like smelt fish that has cream-colored flesh and is extremely
> oily. It is traditionally processed for its oil which was used in
> trade along "grease trails" up and down the coast. I believe the name
> comes from CJ. But the name for this fish, has a few different
> regional pronunciations in English in the PacNW. In Alaska where I
> grew up it was pronounced "hooligan", as with the British soccer fans.
> I'm curious about its pronunciation elsewhere along the coast, and the
> different ways people write it.
>
> Hayu masi,
> James Crippen
>
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