How do YOU say “vacation” in Chinuk Wawa?
I’m taking the kids to the even farther Northwest corner of America for a week. Back in a week! Leave a comment with your idea of how to say “vacation” in Jargon!! Dave… Continue reading
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Hurry up Henry! And an urban legend in Chinuk Wawa
This is important: today we antedate “Henli” in Chinuk Wawa back to circa 1854 🙂
Tipsu Tyee counts coup in Chinuk Wawa
A short sentence, not of death.
Weirdly good Chinuk Wawa in 1904 Spokane paper
Weirdly good Chinook Jargon for a Spokane, WA, newspaper so late in frontier times…
Southwest Oregon names & Chinuk Wawa, 1826-1856
Chinuk Wawa and people’s names…
One argument for Chinuk Wawa as an official language
Again, from Oregon, wouldn’t you know!
From an Old Pioneer, with 6 degrees of separation
From a pioneer of 1853 who was evidently a lifelong friend of famous “Poet of the Sierras” and fellow Chinooker Joaquin Miller*: a letter home.
Woolgathering
In the small portion of this book that I’ve accessed so far, there’s a nice Chinuk Wawa anecdote.
Story of a stumper, nearly?
Are you one of the few that have taught themselves to read Chinuk pipa? (The “Chinook writing” shorthand.)
How are hayu- and hayas- alike?
How are hayu- (from háyú ‘much, many’) and hayas(h)- (from háyás(h) ‘big’) alike?