How Do you say Salmon?

[John E. Sirois]

We have several names and different species of salmon as well.  I just
mentioned the kind that are running now...

We have a long list of salmon names and types....too many to list...

John E. Sirois (say' ay')
Cultural Preservation Administrator
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation
PO Box 150
Nespelem, WA  99155
Phone  (509) 634 - 2712
Mobile  (509) 631-1049
Fax    (509) 634-2714
john.sirois at colvilletribes.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: Indigenous Languages and Technology [mailto:ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU]
On Behalf Of Hishinlai'
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 7:05 PM
To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: Re: How Do you say Salmon?

In Alaskan Athabascan Gwich'in, you have to specify the type of salmon.
Hishinlai'

>===== Original Message From Indigenous Languages and Technology
<ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU> =====
>Salmon
>(in nsxlcin)    ntitiyix
>(in nimipu)     naco'x
>
>John E. Sirois (say' ay')
>Cultural Preservation Administrator
>Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation
>PO Box 150
>Nespelem, WA  99155
>Phone  (509) 634 - 2712
>Mobile  (509) 631-1049
>Fax    (509) 634-2714
>john.sirois at colvilletribes.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Indigenous Languages and Technology [mailto:] On Behalf Of Andre
>Cramblit
>Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 12:07 PM
>To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
>Subject: How Do you say Salmon?
>
>in Karuk the word for salmon is  ama
>http://www.ncidc.org/karuk/index.html
>
>
>what is it in other languages (please email me the word and the language):
>andrekar at ncidc.org

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Hishinlai'
"Kathy R. Sikorski", Gwich'in Instructor
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Alaska Native Language Center
P. O. Box 757680
Fairbanks, AK  99775-7680
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