Chinook Jargon ‘dog’ < Chinookan 'nipples' < Lower Chehalis Salish
The received wisdom tells us that our Chinuk Wawa for ‘dog’ — kʰámuksh — is an old Lower Chinookan word.
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Montana CPE
For the latest installment in our occasional series on Chinese Pidgin English of the West Coast, let’s go to the mining boomtown of Helena, in Montana Territory.
Lexical Acculturation in Siletz Dee-ni (& Chinuk Wawa)
Linguist Jen Johnson wrote an interesting paper looking at “Lexical Acculturation in Siletz Dee-ni” (Swarthmore College, 2012).
Jan. 1: Happy Jesus’ Circumcision
“Happy New Year” in Chinuk Wawa might surprise you!
Testicles: a European metaphor in Chinuk Wawa
Set phasers on stón! But I doubt you’ll be stunned by this one.
Dec. 30: Sunday after Christmas
The “Chinook Book of Devotions” is a good source for Chinuk Wawa versions of Bible passages…
Dec. 29: St. Thomas of Canterbury
Did you know there are English martyrs in the Catholic church?
Is “BUTTE” Chinook Jargon? Proposal to change the name of Mount Rainier
Cornelius H. Hanford knew Chinuk Wawa well enough to write an operetta using it, but what will you think about his etymology of Mt. Rainier’s Indian name?
I used…English words not…understood by my interpreter
“A Reminiscence of the Indian War, 1853” by Hon. J[ames] W[illis] Nesmith (in the Portland (OR) West Shore of May 1, 1879, pages 26-27.)
A trip to the Siletz country (yep, Grand Round is involved)
In earlier days, instead of sending postcards, you might write a letter about your vacation to the hometown paper’s editor…