Influence going the other way: Salish lexical suffixes FROM Chinuk Wawa
I think at least one lexical suffix each in Lower & Upper Chehalis comes from Chinuk Wawa.
I think at least one lexical suffix each in Lower & Upper Chehalis comes from Chinuk Wawa.
In Klallam Salish (north end of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, opposite Canada’s Vancouver Island), the word ɬčəx̣-mít means ‘nickel’.
One of those “I thought I’d already written about this” moments…
A little-known manuscript by early Chinook Jargon expert George Gibbs opens our eyes to some actual usages…
Western US English slang in 1905: “anti-dry” = “wet” = booze 🙂 My other comments follow the news clipping. BOUND FOR YACHATS. To Move in Three Divisions — Memaloose Mowitch Copa Skookum Chuck. It… Continue reading
The other day, I concluded that Chinuk Wawa compound-word formation must date quite far back. So let’s pursue this thought…
Lest you conclude that I think everything in Chinuk Wawa is “secretly Salish”…
Worth a brief notice: an overlooked contribution to Chinook Jargon studies.
A Chinuk Wawa item that we ought to be searching for in a Baker City, Oregon, museum…
How long has Chinuk Wawa had compound words?