Jargon in Alaska Gold Rush?

[Ros' Haruo]

Still, if there was in fact significant use of CJ in Alaska and the
Klondike, isn't it likely that "mEqlEq" or "maklak" or something in between
was *in* Chinook (Jargon) regardless of where it may have been *from*?

lilEnd

>From: Mitchell Roy <roy.mitchell at SEALASKA.COM>
>Reply-To: Mitchell Roy <roy.mitchell at SEALASKA.COM>
>To: CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
>Subject: Re: Jargon in Alaska Gold Rush?
>Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 08:13:43 -0800
>
>Quick note:  'Mukluk' doesn't come from Chinook; rather, it's a loan from
>Central Yup'ik Eskimo, maklak, where it refers to the species of seal
>(bearded seal, a.k.a. thong seal) whence hard-bottomed mukluks are made.
>Roy Mitchell
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jon Burpee [mailto:jburpee at YAHOO.COM]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 7:37 PM
>To: CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
>Subject: Re: Jargon in Alaska Gold Rush?
>
>
>I think Robert Service, the klondike poet, uses terms here and there.
>Check out "The Low-Down White" for an unpolitically correct usage of
>'klooch' (kloochman) and Siwash.
>
>Check out "The Ballad of Hard-Luck Henry for a use of 'cheechako'
>
>Check out "the Ballad of Blasphemous Bill" for use of 'mucklucks' and
>'cheechako'
>
>Undoubtedly, there are more in Service's poetry.
>
>Jon Burpee
>
>Nadja Adolf <yakimabelle at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
>Anyone know of any sources on this?
>
>
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