Chinuk Wawa math?
One, two, three counting-related topics that have been hard puzzles in Chinuk Wawa:
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“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
(Edited 10/27/2019 to mention my followup to this article.) 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?
Oregon as it was: By an old pioneer (big Métis-Grand Ronde connection)
I loved finding this article where an oldtimer tells what Métis life was like in the early settlement era — leading into the early reservation era — in Grand Ronde’s neighborhood.
Chinuk Wawa ‘branch’ is from Salish
Another Chinook Jargon word from Salish: ‘branch’.