SO 2 CHIEFS & A PRIEST TRAVEL TO EUROPE, PART 10
…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
CHINOOK JARGON AS A BC ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE: The following is an argument I wrote up as a grad student, a few years back. It’s keenly relevant now, eh?
…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 →
Louis remarked, “When I get back home, I’m telling my wife to set out two spoons and three knives,and three forks, for me to eat with: then I’ll be a real chief.” [Previous installment… Continue reading →
“…keeps changing direction, always angry, always making noise; gets as white as snow, keeps jumping up and down…” – – and they’re not even talking about The White Man! 🙂 (Previous installment here.)… Continue reading →
Previous installment here. Practice reading the Chinook Wawa below–I’ll add a translation when I post our next installment. Click to “Follow” my blog, and you won’t miss any of the 64 installments! … Continue reading →
Here’s page 4 of the narrative, Chinook first. You still have a chance to post a comment below, with your ideas for an English translation. As I’ve been doing, I’ll add a translation… Continue reading →
(Previous intallment here.) Again I’m publishing the Chinuk Wawa first, and a translation in a couple days. Beat me to it with a comment below! Liish <25> Ogyust <04>. <An unexpected Journey.> Wik… Continue reading →