spʼáḵwʼus

Squamish

Etymology

Cognate with Lillooet pqus (“bald eagle”), spəlkʷáqs (“bald eagle”), Shuswap spl'qʷeqs (“bald eagle”) and Halkomelem sp'óq'es (“bald eagle”) .

Noun

spʼáḵwʼus

  1. bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Usage notes

Only refers to adult bald eagles, after their head feathers have turned white. Young bald eagles are called yex̱wéla7.

References

  • Aert H. Kuipers (1969), “s-pʾaˈqʾ°-us”, in The Squamish Language: Grammar, Texts, Dictionary (Janua Linguarum, Series Practica; 73), The Hague/Paris: Mouton & Co., page 56
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