‘Fathom’ from ‘rope’ — an Indigenous metaphor
The early CW measure word íɬana ‘fathom; yard’ has been shown in the superb Grand Ronde dictionary to come from Chinookan…
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Sixes, Oregon: a triple play, Dene to CW to English
Well yes, I do get some of my linguistic information from the press releases of brewing companies…
1841: Previously unknown early CW place names…and Native humour??
A Chinuk Wawa place name that I hadn’t known of 1in the lower Columbia River area…
CW in the news: Canadian slang terms
For a bit of fun, check out a recent article about province-specific slang words in contemporary Canada…
El Comancho’s Washington, DC newspaper column on Chinook Jargon (2 of 6)
I haven’t been able to track down all of the published installments, but here’s another of El Comancho’s sorta Jargon-for-kids column…
1892: Limpy Jim and other fools
More of that California Indian pidgin English (etc.)…
Indirect, weak evidence that CW ‘clams’ might be from French
A rather obscure Chinuk Wawa word for ‘clams’ has long stirred comment…
[CAUS-X]+N = N compounds have stayed fresh
Huh? Is this language or is it math!?
More about Won Alexander Cumyow and a connection with Sir James Douglas
A little more info for you on a person who might soon appear on Canadian currency…
1911 letter: Mrs. Kenny Was True Pioneer
A not-so-tiptop typesetter gives us mildly muddled, but still interesting, Chinook Jargon and English from post-frontier southwest Oregon.