Chinook Jargon chapter in Nuuchahnulth phrasebook

David Gene Lewis coyotez at UOREGON.EDU
Fri Mar 17 06:49:56 UTC 2006


Hey, looks like this is the order form for the phrasebook.
http://www.huuayaht.com/phrasebook_order.html
David Lewis


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> 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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> 
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> 
David Lewis
University of Oregon
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

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