Bilingual because it’s Canadian

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Somebody offered me some bars of motel soap.  I didn’t really need anything like that, but wouldn’t you know this was right on top: Antique or what?  Is this hoary old design still… Continue reading

You can download my dissertation on Chinook Jargon

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If you’re interested in Chinook Jargon, you can download the dissertation I just defended in the University of Victoria’s department of linguistics: “Kamloops Chinuk Wawa, Chinuk pipa, and the vitality of pidgins“ It’s… Continue reading

Coming soon: a Chinook shorthand font?

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This document is technical and over my head… Proposal to include Duployan script and Shorthand Format Controls in Unicode/ISO-10646 file:///C|/Users/vanisaac/Desktop/WG2_Duployan/WG2Duployan.html[2010-09-29 23:59:37] Document # N3895r Title: Proposal to include Duployan script and Shorthand Format… Continue reading

Reading fresh messages in old letters at fort

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Reading fresh messages in old letters at fort Program illustrates vital link between literacy and local history ‘[A] program at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site was the first time the link between literacy and local… Continue reading

Ranch tales: The origin of the Chinook language

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Ranch tales: The origin of the Chinook language By Ken Mather – Vernon Morning Star Published: July 22, 2011 1:00 AM ‘Early B.C. cowboys were allegedly masters of three languages, English, Chinook and profane… As one… Continue reading

Tehaleh…pronounced TAY-HA-LAY…comes from Chinook jargon

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…Supposedly! Area’s largest planned housing project set to open after long delay ‘Two decades after it was conceived, Western Washington’s largest planned community will open this summer. It will be called Tehaleh, though Pierce County… Continue reading

Tseshaht Christmas songs in Chinook Jargon

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Treasure trove of Christmas tradition at Alberni museum Alberni Valley Museum curator Kirsten Smith cups a vintage pear shaped ornament from the museum’s collection. WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON/Alberni Valley News By Wawmeesh G. Hamilton – Alberni… Continue reading

Grand Ronde dictionary — coming very soon

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Grand Ronde dictionary coming soon Chinuk Wawa / kakwa nsayka ulman-tilixam laska munk-kemteks nsayka / As Our Elders Teach Us to Speak It [Paperback] The Chinuk Wawa Dictionary Project *** Update:  It’s out!  It’s… Continue reading

Kekuli house in the Okanagan

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Traditional winter house explained By Katherine Mortimer – Vernon Morning Star Published: December 28, 2011 1:00 AM Eric Mitchell admits he has a pet peeve about the word kekuli. As supervisor of the Okanagan Indian Band’s… Continue reading

Earliest use of phrase ‘Nootka Jargon’?

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Thank you, Google Books. This 1890 find may be one of the earliest uses of the phrase ‘Nootka Jargon’. It’s also interesting for what it says about Chinuk Wawa.