ḵ'a̱lmoos [ḵ'a̱l/*moos]
Stem with modifying proclitic composed of: ḵ'a̱l=  , moos  thumb
common noun. crab
../mp3s/k_ul_hard/k'almoos-dl-hb-01.mp3 Heelda ḵ'a̱lmoos da sg̱asüü Ksyen. There are a lot of crabs at the mouth of the Skeena.
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Image provided by Alana Russell, who was then a Sm’algyax at Charles Hayes Secondary School
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Image from Print Artist software, version 23, Bonus Graphics CD1.
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Related entries: Dialectal Variant g̱a̱lmoos  crab | Spelling Variant ḵ'almoos  crab | Compound ḵ'a̱lmoosm la̱xsg̱a̱'niis  spider crab | 'yaanaḵ'almoos  crab juice

Bibliographic sources: Dunn, Practical Dictionary entry: 361. | Source: Draft Dictionary entry.