What missionary CW “Simo” (Simon) tells us about Native people’s names
How do you say “Simon” in French?
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McArthur’s “Oregon Geographic Names” (part 6 of 8) … “Rickreall” solved?
More exercise for your French skills…
FW Howay 1943 “Origin of the Chinook Jargon on the Northwest Coast” (post-contact)
One of the very smartest pieces ever published about Chinuk Wawa’s history, was written by a BC judge.
How English and standard French ‘sealed’ the fate of CW úlx̣ayu
It’s a first-world issue…
1902: Chiefs, coyotes, lapses, and excellent Bible translation
Here’s another minor mistake in Chinook translation, but it’s one that generates an awesome bit of Bible reading.
1793:”Sail” was a trade item, duh!
In which I dope-slap my forehead…
1996: WJ Samarin, “Arctic Origin”, and ♀
Most of what scholars have published about Chinuk Wawa is worth a read if you’re a regular person, too.
1908: The most detailed description of North American French?
A scholar observed once, in a review of someone else’s publication, that most academic studies of North American French are plagued by a certain anecdotal quality…
European languages as one inspiration for GR CW long vs. short pronouns?
Let me start with a disclaimer.
1794: The earliest possible date for Chinook Jargon
To provoke your thoughts on the origin of Chinuk Wawa…