Our Jargon, and frontier humor
From the real olden days when frontier California, for US settlers’ purposes, was northern California, and an integral part of Cascadia. Advertisements
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International trade
If you care to cut through a couple of stereotypes, this clipping actually documents one of the intercultural uses of Chinuk Wawa that you hear less about…
Chinuk Wawa math?
One, two, three counting-related topics that have been hard puzzles in Chinuk Wawa:
“Mary Had a Little Lamb”, with a side of linguistic archaeology
True story: There was a late-1800s vogue for jokey versions of the kids’ nursery rhyme, “Mary Had a Little Lamb“.
Joe Kuhn’s picnic
Another Chinuk Wawa document that we need to find…and a good light summer read!
Hops, Grand Ronde, lake berries, and humor
Linguistic archaeology means thinking twice, no doubt.
Recommended: “Chinuk Wawa Phrase of the Week” videos
I always try to respond to my readers’ requests…
The Yaquina Indian troubles: Mrs. Kistler’s statement, & linguistic archaeology
A hoax to provoke a racist war?
“A Tale of the Shining Tide” from Shoalwater Bay
Warning: fictional Chinuk Wawa, set on Shoalwater Bay but starring Plains Indians?