Didactic dialogues in CW dictionaries, Part 4I (Gibbs 1863 ex phrases/sentences)
What would you say — what’s the common theme among these 3 sentences?
Monthly Archive: May, 2023
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‘Heads’ and ‘feet’ of lakes in BC Chinook Jargon
Heads & feet of lakes are definitely influenced by English!
1886: Howdy from Muck-A-Muck, Texas!
The “classic Chinook” strikes again, this time in Texas!
“Less familiar words” in the Northern Dialect (Part 1B: Shaw 1909 continued)
It’s remarkable how many of the following words said to be unfamiliar in the northern dialect (especially Puget Sound) are indeed only known in the south (especially Grand Ronde).
“Sick moon”
As important as mún (‘moon; month’) is for measuring time, terms for the moon’s phases aren’t necessarily easy to discover in Chinook Jargon.
Father Felix Bucher of Grand Ronde reservation
Felix Bucher 1862-1938 was the successor to the pioneer priest Adrien Croquet at Grand Ronde Indian Reservation, Oregon…
Learning from the Lane learners (Part 2)
Let’s learn some more from “Chinuk-Wawa: Leyn-Skul, Buk 2”, a wonderful magazine created by Lane Community College’s learners of Chinook Jargon.
Things Chinuk Wawa doesn’t do (Part 2)
From your own learning, what have you learned Chinuk Wawa doesn’t do? Leave me a Comment & I’ll write about your idea!
What we did in our BC Chinuk Wawa session today!
This morning (8AM Pacific time = BC, WA, Oregon, California, Alaska time), we worked together to read through some Romans.
1880: Grand Ronde Indians talk English & Jargon
This clipping comes from a fascinating in-between time…