Humility

[David Robertson]

"Naika ilo komtaks okuk wawa, kakwa naika ilo komtaks ukuk wawa kapa pipa.  
Pus naika komtaks ukuk wawa kapa pipa, aias tlus." 

A person from Sahaltkum (sp?), near Chase, BC wrote this soon after 
learning to write Chinook shorthand around 1895.  

"I don't know this language [Chinook], so I don't know how to do this 
talking on paper.  When I do understand this talking on paper, [that'll be] 
great."  

Note: In the Kamloops area they usually said /pus/ for "when" as well 
as "if".  

--Dave R.

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