1896: A sentence a day on a single topic, Part 34
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:
Pus man makmak wiski, aiak iaka chako komtaks
‘When a man drinks whiskey, he soon learns’piltin wawa, mamuk shim ST iaka nim, ShK
‘sinful words and shames God’s name and’iaka nim.
‘Jesus’s.’
