Is the Cowlitz “prefix” yəx- actually a Chinuk Wawa numeral?
The entry yə́xa, yə́x- ‘only, nothing but’, in M. Dale Kinkade’s 2004 “Cowlitz Dictionary and Grammatical Sketch”, has got me asking for some explanations…
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Chinook Jargon in the news: “Pollinator Path” at the Pacific Science Center
The Pacific Science Center, in Seattle, announces a new museum exhibit that involves Chinook Jargon.
Lempfrit’s legendary, long-lost linguistic legacy (Part 19)
The 19th pair of pages in this precious document again brings us plenty of stuff worth knowing about Chinook Jargon.
1918, Kennewick, WA: Kultus German
We’ve found a remarkable number of German people associated with Chinook Jargon, but today’s clipping uses Jargon against those folks…
Chinook Jargon in the news: Visit Fort Nisqually on April 27th
Reproducing a flier from Fort Nisqually — save the date!
Chinook Jargon in the news: Sky Hopinka exhibit thru May 26 in Seattle
An artist who we’ve seen use Chinook Jargon in his work does it again…
Didactic dialogues in CW dictionaries, Part 4Q (Gibbs 1863 ex phrases/sentences: Commands and talking to dogs)
Today’s selection from the always high-quality Chinuk Wawa sentences of George Gibbs focuses on giving orders. I reckon we’d say iskam (Ø)! to tell a dog to ‘fetch!’ Read on…
Chinook Jargon in the news: Skookumchuck String Band
Victoria, BC’s weekly “Monday Magazine” brings us our latest Chinuk Wawa in the news.
1897, Chilliwack BC: I delate cumtuxed or heap sabed
I’m sorry that all I have is this tantalizing British Columbia snippet from an obscure book for you today.
‘HIDDEN’ :: ‘SHUT’, an Indigenous metaphor
Rats & mice have a reputation of thievery in the Pacific Northwest.