sp'óq'es

Halkomelem

Etymology

Cognate with Squamish spʼáḵwʼus (“bald eagle”), Lillooet spəlkʷáqs (“bald eagle”) and Shuswap spl'qʷeqs (“bald eagle”). From root p'eq' (“white”) + ós (“on the face”), formed by metathesis.

Noun

sp'óq'es

  1. bald eagle

Usage notes

Only refers to adult bald eagles, after their head feathers have turned white.

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