Another vocative formation in Northern Chinook Jargon
To catch someone’s attention using their name, all dialects of Chinuk Wawa allow just hollering “Tony!” or “Paisley!” or whatever.
To catch someone’s attention using their name, all dialects of Chinuk Wawa allow just hollering “Tony!” or “Paisley!” or whatever.
Alexander Ross was quite good with languages.
Why do we need a font for Chinook-Peipa that plays well with word processing software?
The other day, I reported on an (unfortunately) atrocious try at a Chinook Jargon name for a Vancouver, BC housing development.
For real??
The image you’re seeing is from British Columbia, 100% fact-checked! Okok pikcha masaika nanich yakwaa, dleit kopa Bisi-illahi okok, pi dleit naika kumtuks poos nawitka!
Based on conversations I’ve had with actual Pacific Northwesterners, this Chinook Jargon-related question suggests itself:
Among the words from the Lower Chinookan language that we know in Chinuk Wawa is the adverb máɬx̣wəli ‘away; over away; placed elsewhere; on the other side; inland; over in’. That’s the CW… Continue reading →
Humor! Ar! Ar!
I’m not here to criticize my academic great-grandfather Franz Boas, I’m here to help folks understand Indigenous languages a bit better, just like him.