1887: Willoughby on “Quinaielt” life
The first thing to say about C[harles L.] Willoughby’s [1832-1888] brief ethnography, “Indians of the Quinaielt Agency, Washington Territory” is…
Monthly Archive: April, 2021
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A.N. Armstrong’s 1857 lexicon
One of the earliest published vocabularies of Chinuk Wawa is a frustrating mess…
1899: Retirement of police chief means a new expense
As well as advocating for a pension for a longtime police chief, the Victoria paper stressed that a new Chinuk Wawa interpreter would need to be hired to replace him.
1895: “The Siwash” (part 2 of 2)
Continuing to the end of this surprisingly interesting book…
Is “Kehloken” Chinuk Wawa?
I want to direct you to a good read over at MYNorthwest…
1861: Humitshoot’s letter to the editor
Many thanks to Leon Lyell of Australia, who sent to my attention the following frontier-era letter in Chinuk Wawa.
How to say ‘a plant’s roots’ in CW
The question has been much dug at, many a time…
Implications of ɬúsh-íliʔi
Here’s another meditation on Grand Ronde elder Victoria Howard’s traditional monster story, “Just One His Leg. Just One His Arm”.
1895: “The Siwash”: evidence against pre-contact CW + new discoveries (part 1)
Here’s a book that starts with a surprise!
1880: Barclay Sound interpretation
I’ve recently shown you how widespread the use of Chinuk Wawa was in late-1800s Vancouver Island…