Mukmuk the beaver
A propos of nothing, here’s a 2010 Olympic mascot I wish I’d bought a t-shirt or toque of: Mukmuk the beaver. Sorry–after dropping this image into my post, I read that M. is… Continue reading
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Our English as she is spoke (or a column only Canadians will understand)
By Dave Bidini in the National Post. Give’r! But it sounds like he stopped right about the Alberta-BC border, eh? 😉 I’ve never heard BC folks call each other “Skookum”. See my addendum below.… Continue reading
Gold, Gold, in Cariboo!
I came across a pretty interesting book, “Gold, Gold, in Cariboo: A Story of Adventure in British Columbia”, that has Chinook Jargon as well as dramatic features that make it worth a read.… Continue reading
Our first night in this locality of foreign jargon
I know that I have Emily Carr fans among my readers. Can any of you connect this painting of hers, “Our First Night in This Locality of Foreign Jargon”, with a particular event… Continue reading
Chinook Wawa in the language cloud
“Chinook Wawa in the language cloud“: EGADS, what does that mean? Focus on the red dot. Now, slowly cross your eyes. JK! In seriousness, I’m presuming the good folks over at Ethnologue will… Continue reading
Brought to you by the letter O (in shorthand)
(Update 05/07/2013: See below for edits showing my interpretation of the CJ here. — Dave) The first issue of the legendary Chinook Jargon missionary newspaper Kamloops Wawa has been shown in a lot of articles… Continue reading
Chinook Jargon tux
A lot of people oddly wind up here because they were searching for “Chinook Jargon tux”. Some of you are shaking your heads perplexed. Some of you are chuckling. Folks are probably encountering… Continue reading
Talk strange language
The Jargon was being reminisced about already in 1904! The Morning Oregonian (Portland, Or.), Thursday, June 21, 1904, page 12, columns 3-4 has this report of a typical pioneers’ get-together of the time, at… Continue reading
Mystery photo
(See the answer in the update line below! — Dave) Here’s a test of your Chinook Jargon-related geographic knowledge: Can you identify this place? Thanks to the kind reader who submitted this via… Continue reading
Dictionary of American Regional English and “Chinook”
The legendary Dictionary of American Regional English, which you ought to go look at in a library if you can’t afford it, also has online pages that are mighty interesting. I found one… Continue reading