Didactic dialogues in CW dictionaries, Part 4B (Gibbs 1863 ex phrases/sentences)
The next morsel in our buffet of delicacies from the highly fluent Chinuk Wawa speaker George Gibbs:
The next morsel in our buffet of delicacies from the highly fluent Chinuk Wawa speaker George Gibbs:
A recommendation to you:
Still asking for you, my reader, to tell me if you believe there are any clear signs of stabilized pidgin / trade languages on the northern PNW Coast in the following reports…
A phrase in Jargon from Grand Ronde that I’ve been meaning to point out has real deep roots…
nayka wáwa drét háyú mási kʰapa David Gene Lewis, PhD.
There’s an obscure & obsolete Chinook Jargon word for ‘lend; borrow’ that came from “Chihalis” (Lower Chehalis Salish), said George Gibbs in 1863.
More good stuff from Myron Eells’ memoir:
What memories do you have of Chinook Jargon? Here’s a great one from reader Hugh Ryder:
In Kamloops Wawa #132 (September 1895), page [132], at the top of the page, is this prominent image.
Often, I write about some old Chinuk Wawa find or other, publish it here, and then forget about it for a while.