Chinook Jargon and environmental hazards

[Bernard Schulmann]

Well, I saw Dave yesterday - I moved to Victoria four weeks ago.   I
heard there was going to be a skookum Chinook Course at the Uni here.

I am hoping the fire gets my house, the insurance is worth a lot more
than the house could sell for.

Bernard, sitting in his new office in Bastion Sq

Leanne Riding wrote:

> Now that the fire season's begun again, I'm thinking about environmental
> and weather words in the old Chinook Jargon. However I know no words
> that express 'forest fire,' or other natural hazard, other than
> lightning, snow, rain, or wind. Any thoughts on how they expressed those
> things?
>
> Here's a list of a few 19th century weather-related words:
>
> Clear up, chahko klah. (Hale)
> Cole, E., cold, winter, year. (Hale)
> Cole snass (cold rain), snow. (Hale)
> Kol, winter, cold. (Demers,Blanchet,St.Onge)
> Ppes or win, soul, breath, life. (Demers,Blanchet,St.Onge)
> Sa[gh]ali pa[i]a, lightening. (Demers,Blanchet,St.Onge)
> Snas, rain. (Demers,Blanchet,St.Onge)
> Snass, J., rain. (Hale)
> Sno or t[l'k]op snas, snow. (Demers,Blanchet,St.Onge)
> Win, wind. (Demers,Blanchet,St.Onge)
> Wind, or win, E., wind, breath, life. (Hale)
>
> (PS. how are you doing, Bernard?)
>
> -- Leanne
>
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