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qualla
[< Salishan kw'alux striped]
Pacific Coast
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
See 1962 quote.
Quotations
1869
The Qualhas . . . run during September and October. . . .
1952
[Dog salmon or chums (O. keta) appeared in mid-September and remained until December. They were called kwalux, "striped."]
1962
Formerly known as dog salmon, the chum, with the scientific name Oncorhynchus Keta, has also been called the qualla, keta and calico salmon. It is caught all along the coast of British Columbia.