Only at Grand Ronde?
I’m far from the first to observe that the Chinuk Wawa of the Grand Ronde Tribes, in Oregon, is unique in many ways…
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1896: Didn’t sabey Chinook
Might be the earliest known occurrence of the perfect Pacific NW joke.
1895: Sladen / Hurd, “On the Cars and Off”
Once upon a time, it was fashionable for upperclass Englishmen to tour Canada & publish a book about it.
yátʰum: a bonus etymology?
The word yátʰum ‘sister-in-law’ is not very well-known in Chinuk Wawa.
1867: Salish telegram in Chinook
This should have been posted on my site long ago, when I originally read it! 🤷♀️🤷♂️
Another version of the US Grant ‘n’ Stanton ‘n’ Nesmith ‘n’ Ingalls anecdote
A different Chinook telegram!
/r/ in Chinuk Wawa is Métis
If I’m not mistaken, the phoneme /r/ in Chinuk Wawa is essentially Métis in origin.
1929: Saanich clams
Credit goes to my reader Alex Code for today’s harvest of genuine BC Jargon.
“Sounook”, a modest proposal
A recent “op-ed” letter to a BC paper suggests replacing the term “Chinook wind”…
sisu, from Métis French as well as English
The Chinook Jargon word for ‘scissors’ comes from both Métis French and English…