Daily Archive: September 30, 2020

1891: The Oath, and Settler supremacy

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We know Chinuk Wawa was used in court testimony all around the Pacific Northwest, but mysteries have persisted around this subject…

Bless my soul, yet another Stó:lō Salish religious word in Kamloops CW

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Verse 12, in a Chinuk Wawa translation of the old Catholic hymn “Stabat Mater”, reveals yet another Salish treasure…

So, what can & can’t we put =na on?

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What kinds of words and phrases allow the early creolized Chinuk Wawa “Yes/No Question” marker =na?

Research recommendation: SWORP

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I want to say one word to you. Just one word.