“Skookum papers” and Capilano in Robert Burnaby’s letters
Thanks to Alex Code for pointing out a very interesting source of info on frontier-era BC history!
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1881, WA/NYC: Chinook As a Classical Dialect
Pacific Northwesterners, coming from the farthest fringe of frontier, could make New York City people feel like yokels, just by talking Chinuk Wawa!
And a variant way to say “genuflect”
We have some more “real-world religious words” today.
Didactic dialogues in CW dictionaries, Part 4R (Gibbs 1863 ex phrases/sentences)
This installment is the last of our George Gibbs sentences from the Fort Vancouver region in the frontier eera.
Chinuk Wawa in the news: Letter to the editor in CW and English
I feel bad that this one slipped through the cracks & got delayed for a year!
1873, OR/WA Territory: Old Skamia of the Tumwater threatens war for Native rights
The Chinuk Wawa here looks fairly real, so this may be proof that Jargon speakers said “south”.
Culture lessons: Things Chinuk Wawa doesn’t do (Part 11: “can”)
First off, there’s a distinction between “I can” and “I’m able”!
Another “or” in Northern Chinook Jargon!
Written as o again!
There’s religious Chinuk Wawa, and there’s religious Chinuk Wawa (genuflect vs. kneel)
A recurring phrase in “Kamloops Wawa” #73, #74, #75 from 1893 tricked me!
Chinook Jargon in the news: Ranald MacDonald stamp issued
I don’t know how to order one from Japan Post, but this may be the first Chinuk Wawa speaker ever on a postage stamp!