1905: “Siwash” camp on Copper River, Alaska
When I posted this on the old CHINOOK listserv in 2008, we had no way to show pictures…
Daily Archive: May 26, 2022
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Lower Chehalis stəʔíxʷciɬ and 3 parallels with Chinuk Wawa
I’ve mentioned many times the outsized, but under-researched, role of Lower Chehalis Salish in forming “Chinook Jargon”.
WW2: “Loose Lips Sink Ships” in Jargon
A famous World War 2 slogan, familiar to Americans of a certain age, also showed up in Chinuk Wawa.
1926: Old boys ‘n’ Jargon doggerel/invitation in Rupert
Dusting off the Chinook to reminisce about a fundamental tragedy…