Clarifying the etymology of mət’ɬáxwəs
There’s a Chinuk Wawa word for ‘eye matter’ in the 2012 Grand Ronde Tribes dictionary, which is so easy to order & so useful, you’d better pause now and get one sent to… Continue reading
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What if…pʰishák is an ancestor of masháchi?
Thanks to re-reading FW Howay’s classic article “Origin of the Chinook Jargon“, I had a thought 🙂
“Making” “use” of Jargon’s resources
As usual, first southern Chinuk Wawa had a vaguer expression, then northern CW got a preciser one.
Continuity: A deeper analysis of Alexander Ross’s early CW vocabulary
Here’s another early Chinook Jargon vocabulary that deserves further examination, from which we learn quite a lot.
A deeper analysis of Franchère’s 1820 CW vocabulary, + an early French loan discovered
Quite interesting stuff, even on our umpteenth rereading of it!
What missionary CW “Simo” (Simon) tells us about Native people’s names
How do you say “Simon” in French?
McArthur’s “Oregon Geographic Names” (part 6 of 8) … “Rickreall” solved?
More exercise for your French skills…
FW Howay 1943 “Origin of the Chinook Jargon on the Northwest Coast” (post-contact)
One of the very smartest pieces ever published about Chinuk Wawa’s history, was written by a BC judge.
How English and standard French ‘sealed’ the fate of CW úlx̣ayu
It’s a first-world issue…
1902: Chiefs, coyotes, lapses, and excellent Bible translation
Here’s another minor mistake in Chinook translation, but it’s one that generates an awesome bit of Bible reading.