Chinook Jargon chapter in Nuuchahnulth phrasebook

[Leanne]

Very nice!

Do you know the name of the title and author?

Thanks muchly,
- Leanne

David Robertson wrote:

>I just had a brief look at the beautifully produced Barkley Sound 
>phrasebook (did I remember that right?), a compendium of sayings in various 
>dialects of Nuuchahnulth that recently appeared.  It's only about $15 
>Canadian, glossy and in color, made by the community members.  One chapter 
>is about Chinook Jargon, from the perspective of local people, and names 
>several of the last good speakers.  The chapter says CJ died off up there 
>in the 1960s when the fishing industry faded, as I recall.  I'll leave off 
>here, and may have to stop by the UVic bookstore on the way home to buy a 
>copy.  Nice stuff!
>
>--Dave
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