waykáanaš

Fish, the new salmon served first at the feast, first fish of the season. Later they are called núsux. kúušx̣ina waykáanaš iníčayiya ‘in the same way he put away the fish for us’; kúušx̣i waykáanaš pináwšuwašamš ‘in the same way new salmon is getting itself ready’. [NP /cuy̓em/ ‘generic fish’.]