stth’aqwi’

APA: st̓ᶿaqʷiʔ
Parse: s=√tth’aqwi’

Definition: spring salmon

Scientific name: [Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum)]
Ethnobiology: The name for a regular spring salmon is stth’aqwi, while smaller jack spring salmon are known as lhilhq’uw’s. Spring salmon spawn in the Nanaimo River.