Category Archive: Chinuk Wawa

So 2 chiefs & a priest go to Europe, part 38

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(Previous LONG installment here. Only 1-page installments [27 of them] from here on out!)      Kopa ukuk styuil haws, nsaika nanich iht ol man liplit     At this church, we met… Continue reading →

So 2 chiefs & a priest go to Europe, parts 15-37

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I’m challenging myself to get the full 64 pages put up online before the holidays, so you’ll have plenty of reading material to practice with. — Dave (Previous installment here, with English translation… Continue reading →

So 2 chiefs & a priest go to Europe, parts 13-14

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This priest…had a strong strap for carrying his belongings when he was traveling by foot, and he carried those heavy things with his [fore]head like the Thompson Indians used to when they packed… Continue reading →

So two chiefs and a priest travel to Europe, part 12

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When you folks get back, write to us and we’ll get some kinnikkinnik to you, and also a stone pipe, red stone. (Previous installment, now updated with an English translation, here.)    … Continue reading →

So 2 chiefs & a priest go to Europe…part 11

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[The visit of Bishop Grouard to Kamloops Indian Reserve mentioned below is very entertaining; I’ll have to copy it out from Kamloops Wawa in a future post for you.–Dave] (Previous installment, updated with… Continue reading →

SO 2 CHIEFS & A PRIEST TRAVEL TO EUROPE, PART 10

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…we saw there nearby, an Indian man, with his face painted up: I made signs to him to come over and he came, and we gave him that tin of mutton… (Previous installment,… Continue reading →

So 2 chiefs ‘n’ a priest go to Europe, part 9

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(Previous installment here.) That’s no ditch, it’s a fence! Naika klatwa wawa kopa iht tkop man ikta ukuk ditsh? Iaka I went to ask a white man what that ditch was.  He wawa:… Continue reading →

So 2 chiefs & a priest travel to Europe, part 8

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Chilliheetza thought and thought about this, and he asked, “What is that ditch all about?” (Previous installment: click here.)      …swim kopa ukuk chok; wiht klaska makmak ukuk wam chok, iaka  … Continue reading →

So 2 chiefs & a priest travel to Europe, part 6

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“…keeps changing direction, always angry, always making noise; gets as white as snow, keeps jumping up and down…” – – and they’re not even talking about The White Man! 🙂  (Previous installment here.)… Continue reading →

So two chiefs and a Catholic priest travel to Europe… (part 1)

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[Edited December 1, 2014 by Dave — Dale McCreery has requested that I add a guide to the probable pronunciation of this Chinook Wawa, so for an illustration of that, I’m adding it… Continue reading →