The first priest at the Dalles tells Bible stories in Chinuk Wawa
Early missionary use of Chinuk Wawa leaves a lasting impression on White observers:
Early missionary use of Chinuk Wawa leaves a lasting impression on White observers:
A newspaper correction shows Settlers knew there was good & bad Chinook.
It’s fictional Chinook Jargon (as loaned into English), but the topic is a distressing reality.
I’m taking the kids to the even farther Northwest corner of America for a week. Back in a week! Leave a comment with your idea of how to say “vacation” in Jargon!! Dave… Continue reading
This is important: today we antedate “Henli” in Chinuk Wawa back to circa 1854 🙂
A short sentence, not of death.
Weirdly good Chinook Jargon for a Spokane, WA, newspaper so late in frontier times…
Chinuk Wawa and people’s names…
Again, from Oregon, wouldn’t you know!
From a pioneer of 1853 who was evidently a lifelong friend of famous “Poet of the Sierras” and fellow Chinooker Joaquin Miller*: a letter home.