“Field Recordings”: Quinne Larsen’s 2025 award-nominated short film in Chinuk Wawa
ɬúsh pus q’wəlán úkuk kʰapa chinúk sháwásh tílixam:
ɬúsh pus q’wəlán úkuk kʰapa chinúk sháwásh tílixam:
Hey, Chinook crowd! Can we crowdsource an answer here?
Did the phrase “the above chief” precede Chinook Jargon’s sáx̣ali-táyí, and inspire it?
HIRE A LINGUIST! (That’s me.)
Today, I just realized, is the dealine for this excellent opportunity: The Tloosh Tumtum Native Educator Fellowship (click that link!) Tloosh tumtum is ɬúsh-tə́mtəm, ‘good heart’ — and many more meanings, depending on the… Continue reading →
We are extremely fortunate that some of the very first stuff written down in Chinook Jargon was full sentences; there are things in this language that are hard to spot otherwise.
I’m happy to report that I’ve received a 3-book bundle in the mail, containing another Chinuk Wawa book for kids.
No later than the 14th edition (1902) of his partially plagiarized popular Chinook Jargon dictionary, John K Gill of Portland, Oregon was saying with a straight face that < ulchey > means ‘moose’ in… Continue reading →
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Chinook Jargon-related research: