Chinook Jargon sighting: “The War on Illahee” book (and a linguistic urban legend)

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I just really enjoyed finding this phrase

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1914: LBDB’s “Chinook-English Songs”, part 12 of 15 “Mamook, Polakely Chaco”

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Mid-Columbia pidgin sub-dialect of Central dialect of Chinook Jargon: Part 3 ‘skulit’

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“kanewe iĥta” throughout history

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Great reasons to pop in to Chinook Jargon on Zoom, #1

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To back-translate: Sam N. Eyley Jr. & Sr.

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The Kamloops Indian agent may have spoken Creole

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chako-[Ideophone.of.characteristic.sound] ?

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Ironic much? “Aboriginal lapel pin: CHEECHAKO”

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