Chinook Jargon chapter in Nuuchahnulth phrasebook

[Tina Wynecoop]

There is a  description of the book at this website:

http://www.huuayaht.com/Phrasebook.html

Tina





I don't know
lots of things but I know this: this year
when spring
flows over the starting point I'll think I'm going to
drown in the shimmering miles of it and then
one or two birds will fly me over
the threshold.

~ Mary Oliver





From: Scott Tyler <s.tylermd at COMCAST.NET>
Reply-To: Scott Tyler <s.tylermd at COMCAST.NET>
To: CHINOOK at listserv.linguistlist.org
Subject: Re: Chinook Jargon chapter in Nuuchahnulth phrasebook
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:59:26 -0800

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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