Talking about Chinook Jargon in Sliammon
Here’s a sentence in Sliammon (a pretty far northern Coast Salish language of what’s now British Columbia):
Image credit: First Voices Sliammon
Translation:
“he understands the Chinook jargon”
See it?
𛰅𛱁𛰃𛱂 𛰙𛱁𛱆𛰅𛱁 𛰃𛱄𛰙𛰃𛱄𛰙? qʰáta mayka tə́mtəm?
kata maika tumtum? Qu’en penses-tu?
What do you think?
And can you say it in Chinuk Wawa?
Hey! Teach Yourself northern-dialect Chinook Jargon!
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