Is CJ “wahpoos” actually ‘Snake TRIBE’?
The earliest, and effectively the only, occurrence of “wahpoos” as a word for a snake in Chinuk Wawa is found in George Coombs Shaw’s 1909 dictionary, published in Seattle.
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[laláng] and/or [laláŋ]: French AND English influence
Today’s piece is dedicated to friend of Chinuk Wawa and Francophone extraordinaire, George “La” Lang 😁
Chinook Writing tie-in: 1st Mass celebrated in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh language, 2021
I credit Leo Barker for this find.
1898, WA: Shooting the Rapids of the Quinault
“Trade language”, as Chinuk Wawa has often been called, also means exchange of services, as well as goods…
Permanent contact: pidgin/creole Chinook Jargon has always been a fast-evolving language
Chinook Jargon has always been a rapidly changing language.
Some broad ideas about “wapsina”
In a Chinook Jargon invitation, we once saw a mysterious word “wapsina“…
1871, BC: Kwong Lee and Co. vs. Yong Lee
Another intercultural language that was common in British Columbia before Chinook Jargon was Chinese Pidgin English (CPE).
Language Log and a dumb “coyote”
A highly reputable linguistics blog made a boo-boo by quoting someone else…
Northern Chinook Jargon in real life: GameSense brochure from BCLC
This is probably more Chinook Jargon than you’re used to reading at one pop — take it easy!
1893 “History of Washington: The Evergreen State”: Volume 2
Just 4 years into statehood, Julian Hawthorne and G. Douglas Brewerton rushed into print the 2-volume “History of Washington: The Evergreen State”.