Ararahih'urípih
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chiipich a type of salmon, redfish, a stunted variety of Oncorhynchus nerka (H), or possibly jack salmon (chk)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1124 | revised May 06 2014

chiipich • N • a type of salmon, redfish, a stunted variety of Oncorhynchus nerka (H), or possibly jack salmon (chk) Variant: chiipish.

Derivation:  chiip-ich
chiip-DIM

Source: WB 302, p.331

Note: JPH ani 06:658 says this is a male king salmon, one or two years old, and that the true redfish does not occur in the Klamath.

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  1. chiipich "a type of fish smaller than salmon" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  2. chiipich "half-pounder" (spoken by Shan Davis)
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