common noun. salmon tails, split and smoked (Hartley Bay dialect)
Heelda 'nats'iks sip'iyaantis Dora. Dora smoked a lot of salmon tails.
Dm ga̱xnats'iks'nm dzigyaatk. We are going to eat salmon tails tonight.
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Photograph courtesy of Tammy Blumhagen.