1913, WA: Chisel Chinook on monuments, woulda been a great idea
The Patriarch, who was of course a cranky old White guy with plenty of cojones privilege, put his shoulder into the work of revitalizing Chinuk Wawa more than a century ago.
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Politeness/rudeness and “Active/Stative” are reflected in commands
I’ve spoken many times about the various forms commands (imperatives) in Chinook Jargon take.
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What’s so historic about page 85 of “Account book, Kamloops, dated June 18, 1887 – October 21, 1889. – Livre de comptes, Kamloops, daté du 18 juin 1887 au 21 octobre 1889.”?
Well, this may be the earliest known writing of a (Northern) Chinook Jargon word in the Duployé shorthand.
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French expressions that remind me of Chinook Jargon (Part 3: faire savoir)
I do a good deal of research work on Father JMR Le Jeune’s notebooks.
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‘Even if…’ is “kultus poos…”
The very Indigenous word kultus is a lever that we use heavily in Chinook Jargon.
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Third new song by William Wasden
New Chinook Jargon music keeps getting created on Vancouver Island, BC.
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I’m at sea looking for an etymology for < pousk > ‘ship’
What may be the earliest known vocabulary collection of early CJ (Franchère 1820:204-205)* contains this entry:
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‘Chamber’ in Lower Chinookan, retro English, and Central Chinook Jargon
The things you learn when you’re researching Chinuk Wawa!
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1913, WA: El Comancho’s new book
There had been a major wave of interest in preserving Chinook Jargon just preceding the publication of this article in Washington state.
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Fake Indigenous cafe with fake-ish Chinook-Peipa
Chinook Jargon in the news. The headline nearly says it all:
