“Houn’ Dawg” song originated in Oregon
Today’s post was one of my favorites to write. It started with finding a Chinook song I hadn’t known before (always a thrill!), and it only got better as I followed the historical… Continue reading
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1800s slang words from Barkerville, BC
Somebody asked about “1800s slang words from Barkerville, BC“. That’s a legitimate language-contact question. Barkerville, for its whole existence as a real town, was a new community that was populated by people from… Continue reading
Chinook Jargon songs, part 1
Have you heard a version of this song? Let me know. (See also part 2, part 3 and part 4.) As found in the second edition of a really authoritative collection with musical… Continue reading