We’re in a mini-series that examines Prof. Franz Boas’s precious findings of lower Columbia River Chinook Jargon.

This common bird was a new discovery in 1892!

Okay, class, settle down.

Another word that we know as “typically Grand Ronde” (Oregon) was first documented at Shoalwater Bay, Washington…

Another of the now well known Chinuk Wawa words that Prof. Franz Boas was the first to document in print is t’úʔan, which now means ‘to have, keep’.

Adding to our ample proof that Lower Chehalis Salish has had an enormous influence on Chinuk Wawa, heretofore not given due recognition….

Today we find the first printed occurrence of Chinuk Wawa’s word chxə́p ‘extinguished, out’. 

Image credit: Bionic Disco Towards a Jargon translation of “Muskrat Love”…😎

Reports of the death of mamuk were greatly exaggerated!

In his short but punchy 1892 article reporting newly noticed Chinuk Wawa words in the lower Columbia River region, Franz Boas says as basic an idea as ‘make’ has new expression…