Common name of Clupea pallasii
 
Common name Iinang
Language Haida
Dialect Skidegate and Massett dialects
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality Queen Charlotte Islands
Ref. Jones, R. and B. Lefeaux-Valentine (eds.), 1991
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other/n.a.
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks i.e., 'plentiful'; composite of 'ii', i.e., 'to have sexual intercourse' and 'nang', i.e., 'play'; traditionally caught using a herring rake, a light pole six to eight feet in length with sharpened nails driven through one end and used for halibut hait; nets were also used at one time (Ref. 33292).
 
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