"The Whitman Massacre of 1847"

Wed Nov 17 16:57:55 UTC 1999

Whether CJ was young in 1847 is still open to debate...
David

On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, David Robertson wrote:

> LhaXayEm.  Qhata mayka ukuk san?
>
> Nayka tl'ap ixt bUk, "The Whitman Massacre of 1847"; Catherine, Elizabeth
> pi Matilda Sager lhaska munk c'Em yaka.  (Ye Galleon Press, Fairfield,
> Washington; 1981 pi wEXt 1997.)
>
> Khapa ukuk bUk, lhaska wawa tEnEs-hayu khapa tIlIXEm lhas wawa ChInuk
> Wawa.
>
> Lhush kEmtEks ukuk, k'iwa dreht chxi uk ChInuk Wawa khapa 1847...
>
> (In this book there's some mention of people speaking Chinook Jargon.
> This is interesting, because CJ was rather young in 1847...)
>
> Pi uk Whitman Mission ya mIlhayt saya khapa salt cEq, khapa "Cayuse" pi
> Walla Walla IlI7i.
>
> Alta na lhatEwa.
> Dave
>
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