So 2 chiefs & a priest go to Europe, part 38
(Previous LONG installment here. Only 1-page installments [27 of them] from here on out!) Kopa ukuk styuil haws, nsaika nanich iht ol man liplit At this church, we met… Continue reading
(Previous LONG installment here. Only 1-page installments [27 of them] from here on out!) Kopa ukuk styuil haws, nsaika nanich iht ol man liplit At this church, we met… Continue reading →
I’m challenging myself to get the full 64 pages put up online before the holidays, so you’ll have plenty of reading material to practice with. — Dave (Previous installment here, with English translation… Continue reading →
This priest…had a strong strap for carrying his belongings when he was traveling by foot, and he carried those heavy things with his [fore]head like the Thompson Indians used to when they packed… Continue reading →
When you folks get back, write to us and we’ll get some kinnikkinnik to you, and also a stone pipe, red stone. (Previous installment, now updated with an English translation, here.) … Continue reading →
[The visit of Bishop Grouard to Kamloops Indian Reserve mentioned below is very entertaining; I’ll have to copy it out from Kamloops Wawa in a future post for you.–Dave] (Previous installment, updated with… Continue reading →
…we saw there nearby, an Indian man, with his face painted up: I made signs to him to come over and he came, and we gave him that tin of mutton… (Previous installment,… Continue reading →
An amusing trifle to entertain you on what in the Pacific Northwest is a crisp cold day: I had never studied Spanish while at college, and could not speak a word, when at… Continue reading →
(Previous installment here.) That’s no ditch, it’s a fence! Naika klatwa wawa kopa iht tkop man ikta ukuk ditsh? Iaka I went to ask a white man what that ditch was. He wawa:… Continue reading →
My friend George Lang’s book “Making Wawa” (UBC Press, 2008) presents the exciting contribution of a previously unknown early Jargon manuscript. Pages 78-80 are photos of the “Ms. 195” wordlist, tentatively attributed to… Continue reading →
Chilliheetza thought and thought about this, and he asked, “What is that ditch all about?” (Previous installment: click here.) …swim kopa ukuk chok; wiht klaska makmak ukuk wam chok, iaka … Continue reading →