Letter from Lytton
Side note before the show–any of my readers have JSTOR access? There is an article Iʹd like to print out. Let me know. — Dave Chako nanich, Chinuk wawa pipa iht sawash man… Continue reading
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Brought to you by the letter O (in shorthand)
(Update 05/07/2013: See below for edits showing my interpretation of the CJ here. — Dave) The first issue of the legendary Chinook Jargon missionary newspaper Kamloops Wawa has been shown in a lot of articles… Continue reading
VOVA!
Among the few (but increasing number of) websites where you can practice your Chinook Jargon, is VOVA. That’s the Vocal & Verbal Arts Archives. They’re a nonprofit working for language documentation and revitalization;… Continue reading
Bull teams and steam engines
(Edited 06/08/2016, to correct the year from 1897 to 1896.) This is the colophon of the Kamloops Wawa newspaper, from the first issue that ran it. That’d be November 1897, top of page 1.… Continue reading