Chinook Jargon chapter in Nuuchahnulth phrasebook

[Scott Tyler]

Sounds like a nice book,
can't wait to read.
Scott
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Robertson" <ddr11 at COLUMBIA.EDU>
To: <CHINOOK at listserv.linguistlist.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 2:47 PM
Subject: Chinook Jargon chapter in Nuuchahnulth phrasebook


>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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