Naika wawa masi kopa… (I thank Pir Lio), who brought a previously under-the-radar historical document to my attention: “Doings of ye Trincomalee“ Image credit: National Museum of the Royal Navy This is the… Continue reading →

Thanks to Maxwell, who is the first person so far to learn the language from our free Teach Yourself lessons! Scan! Share it everywhere online! Yes, Chinook Jargon is a BC language of Indigenous heritage:… Continue reading →

I was talking with an older lady who lives in Colville, Washington, who told me of an “Amish” street name there…

This online copy of “Chinook Dictionary, Catechism, Prayers and Hymns” belonged to its editor, Louis-Napoléon St Onge.

It’s not easy to find one word for a ‘cousin’ in Chinook Jargon.

I thought I had pointed this out previously in this space.

Yes, more good stuff for us to learn from. Here’s the finale of the Credo.

My French-speaking friends are already laughing.

Chris, an economist at UVic, indexed the TN Hibben dictionary a couple of years back.

Words for ‘finger’ differ, and vary in their reach, from dialect to dialect in Chinook Jargon.