Category Archive: Chinuk Wawa

1871, BC: Benjamin Baltzly

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Thanks to reader Ken Favrholdt for making me aware of this published item from the frontier era of British Columbia!

Charley Kahana’s Chinuk Wawa

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We have a tantalizing scrap of Hawai’ian-Salish fiddler Charley Kahana’s Chinook Jargon.

Another example of PNW-izing the Bible: bannock and miner’s lettuce

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Here’s the Northern Chinook version, totally understandable to Southern Dialect speakers too:

Spotted in the wild (so to speak): Klipchuck Campground, a non-Northern name in a Northern place!

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What does “Klipchuck” mean to you?

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 →