More stuff to practice reading Chinuk-wawa!

Dave Robertson tuktiwawa at NETSCAPE.NET
Mon Oct 30 06:18:05 UTC 2000


Qhata mayka?

Here's a little something provided by the ever-resourceful Jim Holton (thank
you, Jim):

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"Clackamas County, Oregon
"Nov. 27, 1891

"Hias Close Ole Cracking Snap,

"Nika tickey mesika chaco copa nika house pe muckamuck Strawberries pe
cherries pe conaway hias close ictas.

"Hias warm illahee okoke sun pe conaway ictas chaco pilpil, wake siah.  Wawa
mesike papa pe mama nika hias ticky nanich mesika.  Nika hias sick tumtum
halo tenas tillicum copa house.

"So hiack chaco nanich nika pe mesika grandmother.  Nika tumtum hiack ticky
close nanich.

"Quansum nika [grandpa]"
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Klaksta tikegh mamook-Boston okoke?
Dave



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