<div>Hi Stephanie,</div> <div> </div> <div>The most simple way to say "We Have Always Been Here" in Chinuk Wawa would be:</div> <div> </div> <div>(in the Chinook List's orthography): "kwansEm ntsayka miLayt yakwa"</div> <div>(this version observes the way Chinuk Wawa is spoken at Grand Ronde, Oregon)</div> <div> </div> <div>(in Jim Holton's orthography): "kwanis<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">ę</SPAN>m n<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">ęsayka mitlayt yakwa"</SPAN></div> <div> </div> <div>(in the 19th century English-based orthography of Gibbs & Shaw): "kwahnesum nesika mitlite yukwa"</div> <div> </div> <div>Literal translation: "always we be here"</div>
<div> </div> <div>But I'm not the specialist, so maybe other more qualified List-members will correct me, if necessary.</div> <div> </div> <div>Best regards,</div> <div>Francisc<BR><BR><BR><B><I>STEPHANIE FOGEL <kalapuyakwealth@MSN.COM></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I am looking for an opinion on how this may be said: "We Have Always Been <BR>Here"... I am Kalapuya, and would prefer it to be in the Chinuk language <BR>more dominant in the Oregon area....does anyone have any ideas?<BR><BR>Many Thanks.<BR><BR>"The Crazy Never Die" -HST<BR><BR>Stephani<BR><BR>_________________________________________________________________<BR>FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! <BR>http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/<BR><BR>To respond to the CHINOOK list, click 'REPLY ALL'. To respond privately to the sender of a message, click 'REPLY'. Hayu
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