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

toχnɛxʷəs činuxʷqɛn.

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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