Some broad ideas about “wapsina”
In a Chinook Jargon invitation, we once saw a mysterious word “wapsina“…
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1871, BC: Kwong Lee and Co. vs. Yong Lee
Another intercultural language that was common in British Columbia before Chinook Jargon was Chinese Pidgin English (CPE).
Language Log and a dumb “coyote”
A highly reputable linguistics blog made a boo-boo by quoting someone else…
Northern Chinook Jargon in real life: GameSense brochure from BCLC
This is probably more Chinook Jargon than you’re used to reading at one pop — take it easy!
1914: LBDB’s “Chinook-English Songs”, part 6 of 15 “Lilly Dale”
Do you know “Lilly Dale”? Previously, I’ve written that this may have been the pop song that was most translated into Chinook!
1893 “History of Washington: The Evergreen State”: Volume 2
Just 4 years into statehood, Julian Hawthorne and G. Douglas Brewerton rushed into print the 2-volume “History of Washington: The Evergreen State”.
1893 “History of Washington: The Evergreen State”: Volume 1
Just 4 years into statehood, Julian Hawthorne and G. Douglas Brewerton rushed into print the 2-volume “History of Washington: The Evergreen State”.
The opposite of kʰə́ltəs? íləp!
What’s an antonym of ‘no-good; worthless; useless’ — kʰə́ltəsh / kaltash / kultus — in Chinook Jargon?
Lempfrit’s legendary, long-lost linguistic legacy (Part 24: Signum Crucis and Pater Noster)
And now for some rare old Chinook Jargon texts!
Swearing and “yes”
The “i” here in Chinuk Pipa spelling is northern-dialect “é” for ‘Yes’…