Category Archive: Chinook Jargon

Chaku-hilu could be an old traditional Indigenous expression

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Image credit: Free Salmon on FB #IndigenousMetaphors

1917-1921, BC: CUMTUX Non-Intoxicating Drink!

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What did this taste like?

Confirmed: the earliest Chinuk Wawa poem (1851)

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In an archive the other day, I found an overt attribution of the earliest Chinook Jargon poem.

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog 😁

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Okay, crowd, source me this:

“Stardew Valley” Chinook Jargon mod, “Chilchil Tanino”

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Thanks to a more-or-less anonymous reader of this website for making me aware of this new wrinkle! Looks like this Stardew Valley Chinook Jargon Translation mod was created by our old friend Sequoia.… Continue reading →

CJ lecture this Thursday @ 10 AM in Lake Oswego, OR!

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In partnership with the Lake Oswego Public Library and Key Bank, the Senior Scholar Program offers free, engaging academic classes designed especially for older adults. Explore topics in history, humanities, science, and technology while connecting with peers… Continue reading →

Let’s tally up all the existing Bible bits in Chinook!

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This proposal will underwhelm and disgust some folks!

1897: Henrik Cavling, “Fra Amerika”

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An inaccurate but really interesting Danish view of the Pacific Northwest, just post-frontier:

ZOMBIE WORDS! 🎃 What do “emeets”, “emeek”, “capala” etc. have in common?

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Well, they’re either prime cuts of meat, or murder victims! Happy Halloween 🙂

“kʰíláy” for joy! We’ve found a relative of “kímtəks”!

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“Ocian in view! O the joy!” (image credit: US Mint) The idea that I want to share here comes from a train of thought that includes my previous post, kímtəks: not such a rarity,… Continue reading →