Common name of Oncorhynchus keta
 
Common name Sk'aagii
Language Haida
Dialect Skidegate
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality Queen Charlotte Islands; 53N132W Bristish Columbia coast
Ref. Jones, R. and B. Lefeaux-Valentine (eds.), 1991
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks Most important salmon species to the early Haida, who consumed it smoke-dried, or 'half-smoked'.
 
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