I think músmus and tutúsh both came from Plains Cree/Ojibwe
On the topic of stuff I’ve thought for many years but evidently haven’t said in so many words here:
On the topic of stuff I’ve thought for many years but evidently haven’t said in so many words here:
I credit CWDP (2012:121).
In British Columbia History magazine 52:2 (Summer 2019), pages 26-31, we get some insight into the role of Chinook Jargon in the early frontier era of BC.
Alexander Ross was quite good with languages.
“Calque” is the word to know… In “Clackamas Chinook Texts”, page 562, wátuɬ čúkčan (‘fire wagon’) is the Clackamas-language term for a ‘railroad train’. Image credit: Progressive Rail This is clearly borrowed from Chinuk Wawa’s páya-t’síkt’sik!… Continue reading →
How about this new idea about a real old Chinuk Wawa word?
Lately I’ve been doing a good deal of research deep into the Chinookan languages, but it’s leading me right back out to the names of foreign tribes!
ɬúsh-nánich (tloosh-nanich)!
Thanks to a certain archive, I’ve stumbled onto this mystery and wonder if we can crowdsource an answer to it…
Additions to our knowledge of Métis/Canadian French input to Chinuk Wawa keep showing up.