Hul'q'umi'num' name:
sqi’mukw’
English Name:
octopus
Scientific Name:
Enteroctopus dofleini
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Description, Habitat, Ecology, Distribution
The giant Pacific octopus is the largest octopus species in the world. It has eight arms lined with suction cups that it uses to capture and eat various molluscs, crustaceans and fish. The giant Pacific octopus is sometimes eaten as food by humans.
Hul'q'umi'num' Name
sqi’mukw’
Hul'q'umi'num' Name 2
st’ul’hwutth’ (Snuneymuxw)
yath ’uw’ ni’ ’u tthu kw’atl’kwu qa’ tthu sqi’mukw’,
skwekwul’t ni’ ’u tthu sqwu qwe smunmeent.
’i’ hay ’ul’ xwum kws shtems.
mul’ul ’i’ te’tsus tthu sxuxi’nus.
nilh ’uy’ s’ulhtuns tthu hwulmuhw.
Octopus is always in the saltwater
hiding in holes in the rocks.
They swim very fast.
He is soft and has eight legs.
It’s good food for the native people.
by Evangeline Paige | Tsulnamutiye’ and Delores Louie | Swustanulwut
