Where does the Jargon word “mali” for ‘a medal’ come from?
I’m so completely puzzled by this one, I’m just putting this question to the public:
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Chinuk Wawa in the news: Skookumchuck Narrows Park
Click to go read about it…
Didactic dialogues in CW dictionaries, Part 4L (Gibbs 1863 ex phrases/sentences)
Now we’re up to Part 4-“L”, as in “Let’s talk about me!”😁
John C. Davenport’s good reputation among Molallas and other Native people
Famous Oregon-born cartoonist Homer Davenport, who spoke Jargon, now tells an anecdote of his uncle doing likewise…
Printer has been hiyu sick
Friend of the blog, Alex Code of BC, sent along this amusing snip…
“Less familiar words” in the Northern Dialect (Part 1E: Shaw 1909, end)
A consistently brilliant guide to vocabulary differences between the Southern and Northern Dialects of Chinuk Wawa!
1906: BC CPE and Jargon mixes
Here are a couple more finds from our friend Alex Code.
1923: A re-discovered Kamloops Chinuk Wawa publication
By a very lucky random chance, I’ve learned of a publication in Kamloops Chinook Jargon that we hadn’t seen before.
“Muck-a-muck” and Jargon history
Preceded by a piece from H.G. Dulog, who gave us the phenomenal Chinuk Pipa “Story of a Stump”, we have a Colorado newsman’s sober thoughts on an American slang word & Jargon history.
Learning from the Lane learners (Part 7: kʰapá-alta)
Today’s Lane Community College learner to learn from is Leslie Wells…