1891: The Oath, and Settler supremacy
We know Chinuk Wawa was used in court testimony all around the Pacific Northwest, but mysteries have persisted around this subject…
We know Chinuk Wawa was used in court testimony all around the Pacific Northwest, but mysteries have persisted around this subject…
Verse 12, in a Chinuk Wawa translation of the old Catholic hymn “Stabat Mater”, reveals yet another Salish treasure…
What kinds of words and phrases allow the early creolized Chinuk Wawa “Yes/No Question” marker =na?
In our Saturday (09.26.2020) CW Zoom session, a minor tangent emerged…
The following is excerpted from one of our recent Saturday learning sessions on Zoom, and I think it includes new discoveries.
There isn’t a ton of “Chinnook” Wawa in today’s featured book, but it’s nonetheless a snapshot of early coastal BC use of this language.
Thanks to Coquelle Thompson of Siletz, we can clarify a gap in our knowledge of Chinuk Wawa.