More proof that Settlers confused “hiyu” with “hias”
At least in “up Island” BC.
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The first person to connect Chinook and shorthand
This is almost uncanny.
“Hyu Muck-a-muck” as an insult?
The simplest fact about the expression “high muckymuck” in English is, it’s got a complicated history.
De-romanticizing the so-called “Annawillee’s Lament”
Scioness of the pioneers of Seattle, Eva Emery Dye, wrote as if she were personally familiar with this uncredited early hit song…
De Québec à Victoria
The writer of the original lyrics to “O Canada” (they were in French!) witnesses BC intertribal protocols conducted in Chinook Jargon…
Hines, Voyage around the world
Rev. Gustavus Hines, in his “Voyage around the World” (Buffalo, NY: George H. Derby and Co., 1850), is at pains to inform his readers that he’s editing out all “jargons”, starting with the… Continue reading
Olally prospects
Chinuk Wawa personal names! And a cool ethnobotany trick!
Nika tiki muck-a-muck
Frederick Dally (1838-1914) was a British photographer in frontier British Columbia (1862-1870) who had an eye for unique souvenirs.
Wake Cumtux Coulee, lol
A Chinuk Wawa place name that’s a pun!
Vancouver – False Creek: The true, inside story of the Kitsilano Reserve deal
The ever-popular “Chinook Jargon + shady politics” trope…