Common name | Stut-chin |
Language | Chinook |
Dialect | Chinook Wawa |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | ‘Washington Territory, British Columbia & Alaska |
Ref. | Tate, C.M., 1889 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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1st modifier | |
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Remarks | Page 22, where ‘Stut-chin, sturgeon’ is listed, also lists ‘Skookum, strong; ghost’, which is similar to ‘skookum’ for sturgeon in the Chinook of Oregon 25 years earlier (Diane Newell, UBC, pers. comm.). Chinook Wawa is a trade jargon (Ref. 124181). |