Could this be an overlooked Métis/Canadian French word in Chinook Jargon?
Additions to our knowledge of Métis/Canadian French input to Chinuk Wawa keep showing up.
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.
For real??
The image you’re seeing is from British Columbia, 100% fact-checked! Okok pikcha masaika nanich yakwaa, dleit kopa Bisi-illahi okok, pi dleit naika kumtuks poos nawitka!
Based on conversations I’ve had with actual Pacific Northwesterners, this Chinook Jargon-related question suggests itself:
Among the words from the Lower Chinookan language that we know in Chinuk Wawa is the adverb máɬx̣wəli ‘away; over away; placed elsewhere; on the other side; inland; over in’. That’s the CW… Continue reading →
Humor! Ar! Ar!
I’m not here to criticize my academic great-grandfather Franz Boas, I’m here to help folks understand Indigenous languages a bit better, just like him.
I don’t really get what’s so “Chinuk” about this place — — but their logo suggests a real PNW treat. Bellingham, Washington’s Chinuk Restaurant, “flavors of the Northwest”. 𛰅𛱁𛰃𛱂 𛰙𛱁𛱆𛰅𛱁 𛰃𛱄𛰙𛰃𛱄𛰙? qʰáta mayka… Continue reading →