1896: A sentence a day on a single topic, Part 19
From Kamloops Wawa #142 (July 1896), page 155, one of the most vivid reading lessons I could possibly show you…
(A link to all posts in this mini-series.)
Rules:
- I won’t do a lot of explaining.
- You don’t have to be able to read the Chinuk Pipa original text, but I’ll show it to you. You can learn to read it as your Chinook Jargon gets stronger & stronger.
- Learn this:
Klaska komtaks kansih sno ankati iht taii
‘They know a few years ago a certain chief’kopa Nikola chako patlam, pi iaka tiki fait, pi iht
‘at Nicola got drunk and belligerent, and a’man mimlus iaka.
‘guy killed him.’
