Why “hello” isn’t łúsh-sán in the Northern Dialect!
My experience of Southern Dialect (Grand Ronde, Oregon area) speakers is that they’ll say the phrase łush-san for ‘hello’…
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1878: Remembering the Indian War of 1855-6
Memories of close contact between cultures in the earlier frontier era are just asking to be back-translated into Chinuk Wawa!
More humor in Chinuk Wawa: A wakeup call
From the Chinook paper, but in French, here’s another amusing story.
Important: Can you donate to the Chinuk Wawa Scholarships?
łax̣ayam, kʰanawi nayka shiksh, Can you spare a few bucks to help someone else learn Chinook Jargon from the excellent Lane Community College program? lanecc.edu/CWdonations is the link to quickly help out. It took… Continue reading
1889: “They cumtux Chinook” in this Seattle courtroom
Richard Osborn of Illinois (1845-1905) moved to Seattle in 1881, when use of Chinuk Wawa was still commonplace.
Chinook Jargon in the news: “What is the oldest city in Washington State?” Hint: Chinuk Wawa’s involved…
An unlikely source brings us an excellent question: What is the oldest city in Washington State?
December 1894: “Our Monthly Budget” (Part 1 of 3 — Grown men grown women)
I’ve previously featured little bits of this “Monthly Budget” — but here’s a great big blast of real Chinook Jargon for you to practice reading.
A wonderful Chinuk Wawa misunderstanding, on purpose, in an argument with a priest
I was re-reading a linguistics conference paper, and was reminded of some humor that involves Chinook Jargon.
1858: Grand Ronde/French Prairie Métis talking Chinook Jargon
Truly a gem — Chinuk Wawa words of a Grand Ronde-area Métis, in the early reservation era!
Chinuk Wawa in the news, 2023: Father Le Jeune (no, really)
The admiring tone of a new article in “BC Catholic” is to be expected, but you’ll learn cool stuff about Chinook Jargon history in the province.