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1880s: Snake River CW

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As late in the frontier era as they were, eastern Washington pioneer times still involved Chinuk Wawa being spoken between Indians and Whites.

1888: A sermon by Myron Eells (part 2)

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The second page (page 33) of this sermon, published in Horatio Hale’s popular book about Chinuk Wawa titled “An International Idiom” (1890).

Subordinate clauses are simple…

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…Well, at least simpler than main clauses.

Why it’s hard to tell if míɬayt is also a noun

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I have long wrestled with the question of whether Chinuk Wawa míɬayt is a noun…

Hootchy-kootchy

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Let’s make this quick.

A Northwest Native American Nazi

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Hat tip to Dr. David Lewis for sharing this article on Facebook.

‘Away’ with words

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Here’s a formation that I wager is English-inspired in CW.

1903: Nuučaan’uɬ sealers plan a party, until…

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It’s not made clear whether any of the Chinuk Wawa words below were spoken on the scene…

sáʔ-formations in SW WA Salish…do they have something to do with Chinuk Wawa?

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A root for ‘make’ that occurs mostly in compounds naturally makes me think of Chinuk Wawa’s mamuk- / munk- Causative prefix.

1888: A sermon by Myron Eells (Part 1)

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There’s an entire genre of overlooked Chinuk Wawa texts in plain sight…