Old postcards (Part 4: Koosah Falls)
Here’s a postcard of a scenic Oregon waterfall with a Chinook Jargon name…
Monthly Archive: November, 2024
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Pentland “French loanwords in Cree”
David Pentland wrote a good article on “French Loanwords in Cree” that points out several things we can recognize in Chinook Jargon.
Discovered at Kamloops Archives: a word list, and Chinuk Pipa words penciled in
Found by our friend Alex Code at the Kamloops (BC) Archives — naika wawa mirsi (thanks to) Alex for sharing!
Ikta Dale McCreery yaka t’ɬap (Part 14: a pattern)
Here’s another contribution from our friend, the linguist Dr. Dale McCreery.
Grâce à toi, Duployé…!
Reflecting the thinking of those who promoted French-based shorthand writing, including the Chinuk Pipa, back in the day…
Previously uncredited / unknown Chinook writings by LN St Onge (and others)
Here’s another subject that a motivated student / grad student / scholar can turn into an excellent little research project and/or publication…
AF Chamberlain’s field notes of Chinuk Wawa from SE British Columbia (Part 13: “cholo” and “little little”)
And still more new discoveries!
Getting the etymology of “kʰánumákwst” together
Everyone knows, kʰánumákwst in Chinook Jargon means ‘together’, and ‘together’ = kʰánumákwst.
“Memories of White Salmon and Its Pioneers”
One of the earliest places in what’s now Washington state where Settlers put down stakes was White Salmon, in Klickitat County.