Samuel Sturman etc.

[pcawley at ISLAND.NET]

>      "[The Spokane Indians] spoke the Chinook jargon, and my wife and
   I
   >grew
   >      quite proficient in the language.  It goes like this:
   >           Nike tica mica -- I like you
   >           Nika klatawa siah -- I am going on a long journey
   >      They spoke of time as so many moons (a moon being a month).

Are there Chinook Jargon words for the twelve months e.g "January" etc. ?

Peter Cawley
pcawley at island.net