Red River Métis syntax and Chinuk Wawa
So far, I’ve posted discussions of parallels between Red River Métis French words and their relatives in Chinuk Wawa. Now, on to syntax…
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1902: “The Yamhills” by the other Cooper
I’m no huge fan of James Fenimore Cooper, so it’s a relief to me that this here Settler-written “Indian” fiction from the Grand Ronde area isn’t from his pen.
Red River Métis consonants in Chinuk Wawa
I kicked off this mini-series on Red River Métis connections with Chinuk Wawa by discussing patterns in the vowels of French words.
Red River Métis vowels in Chinuk Wawa
There are several ways a linguist can link Métis (and therefore Red River) French with Chinuk Wawa.
1911: Edward R Curtis — Hobbies o’ Mine
Kind of a goofy use of Chinook Jargon words as verbal spice…
John Muir’s somewhat funky Alaskan Chinuk Wawa
An oldie and a goodie —
1908: Reminiscences of Charles A. Splawn
From the “Indian district” of Ellensburg, Washington, mid- to post-frontier times…
Portland dictionary with numerals for accent marks?!
There’s always something new to be found among all those old Chinook Jargon documents…
“Hyas Tyee Tumwater” isn’t traditional: Baseless ideas about CW
Too often, someone publishes an offhand remark, and it gets cited as fact ever after…
1857: California CPE — Chinese coffins
Settlers on the West Coast typically understood Chinese Pidgin English well!