Simalgyax
Colin Bruce
cbruce at SMARTLINE.COM.AU
Wed May 7 23:00:51 UTC 2003
I've just been digging a little into Simalgyax:
Simalgyax Chinook Jargon
t'axtoox = suck tatoosh = milk/breast
buu = blow poo = blow
siipkw = sick sick = sick
k'ohl = year kol = cold/winter/year
waas = rain snass = rain
Galipliip = thunder liplip = boil
lax = down/on lagh = down/on
mismuus = cow moosmoos = cow
noo = mother noho = mother
n = I (preposed) na = I/my (preposed)
m = you (preposed) ma = you/your (preposed)
Tsiits = Grandma Cheech = Grandma
The above examples were taken from an old Tsimshian Grammar
and I can see that some words are direct loan words from CJ.
But I thought the last four examples (Mother, I , you, Grandma)
and even the first one (suck) would usually stay constant.
Can anyone talk about how related Old Chinookan and
Simalgyax are? Or maybe it's Nuu-cha-nulh that's cross polinating...
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