Father J-M Le Jacq’s northern Chinuk Wawa came from the south
Something I’ve claimed for years becomes very apparent as you read through “Kamloops Wawa” #86 (July 9, 1893) … also #91, #92, and many more issues of the old Chinook Jargon newspaper.
Monthly Archive: June, 2024
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1889: Tales of Okanogan Smith and his “klooch”
A man who married into the Similkameen band of Syilx a.k.a. Okanagan Salish people issued another in our collection of Chinook Jargon event invitations.
Boas 1892: Many discoveries in a short article (Part 20: ‘soup’)
Here’s another word that was a new discovery for Chinuk Wawa scholars in 1892.
1899, Yakima, WA: Hiyas … hops
Untranslated Chinook Jargon, even well into the post-frontier era, meant that local readers understood the message already.
1856, OR: Wake Quash is rejected
I don’t know the full background on this one, but the person with the pen name “Wake Quash” must have been so named for their boldness.
Old postcards (Part 2: a typical bungalow?)
“Siwash home — a typical Indian bungalow, Washington”…
Ikta Dale McCreery yaka t’ɬap (Part 10: seriously, don’t say “musum” in Northern Dialect unless you mean busy-ness!)
Another great bit of Northern Dialect spotted in the wild by our linguist friend, Dr. Dale McCreery.
Northern Chinook Jargon “pak” for “carrying a load”
There’s a great chance this is partial proof that Chinuk Wawa is a gold-rush language of British Columbia! (Hat tip to linguist William Turkel.)
How ‘stirrups’ is a remarkable word in Chinuk Wawa
Here’s how Chinuk Wawa’s word sitle(y) is a totally one-of-a-kind phenomenon.
1882, Fidalgo Island, WA: Not clatawa coupa siah
Untranslated Chinook Jargon!