BC: “Tyhee Conomody, Atkiso, and Kwikwetlem First Nation” (land disputes in Chinook, etc)
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.
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.
Why do we need a font for Chinook-Peipa that plays well with word processing software?
The other day, I reported on an (unfortunately) atrocious try at a Chinook Jargon name for a Vancouver, BC housing development.