Chinuk Wawa in the news: Washington state slang
I guess I’ve heard all of these, not always realizing they’re special Warshington Talk!
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Learning from the Lane learners (Part 4: ±alienable possession)
Are you ready to learn more from the excellent Chinuk Wawa students & teachers at Oregon’s Lane Community College?
1877: Please publish this warning in Chinook for Indians
The Nez Perce War of 1877 was starting, and some Settlers felt “marked” by the Indigenous folks.
1895: The word “Siwash”
One of the many newspaper pieces in the era speculating on the origin of this word that was well-known to PNW English speakers.
Culture lessons: Things Chinuk Wawa doesn’t do (Part 4: mamook’ing)
Contrary to popular belief (among some Settlers and recent learners), you don’t need to put “mamook” before every verb!
1890: “The Pioneers of Polk” sing in Jargon
Sounds like a great time was had at the first Polk County Pioneer Association reunion in 1890, the year the frontier closed.
Salish has lotsa possessives ∴ Chinuk Wawa syntax!
Many peculiarities of Chinook Jargon grammar have attracted speculation by linguists…
Blankenship, “The Early History of Thurston County” (Part 5 of 5)
Let’s finish up this mini-series with some bits of quoted Chinuk Wawa and humor …
1895: A variety of questions
Now here’s a loaded question …
sík tə́mtəm ‘sorry’ from Salish?
I noticed a Lower Chehalis Salish term, ɬə́č̓+sqʷələ̀m, meaning ‘heartburn, hangover’…