Chinook Jargon (Chinuk Wawa) in Portland tonight May 24th
the following is a Portland Indy Meida announcement
(added note I would say Chinuk wawa was spokan west of the Rockies .. not just west of the Cascades)
Morgan Millar's and Portland Indy's announcement:
May 24th 2007 forum/speaker
Time 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Title Chinuk-wawa
Portland, OR
Location 3120 N Williams Avenue
Speaker Morgan Miller
Topic / Issue Other
Sponsor The Waypost
Morgan Miller presents: "Chinuk-wawa"
Synopsis:
The language of chinuk-wawa is a local, cross racial language which was spoken by most folks on the western side of the Cascades back in the 1800s - early 1900s. It's a mixture of tribal, french and english words, with words and structure of its own. It is comprised of perhaps 700-800 words and is fairly easy to learn and get by in. As one becomes fluent, chinuk becomes more and more poetic as new words are developed as combinations of older ones.
There are many local terms one might see around the Northwest which are chinuk, and there are efforts in "cascadian" circles to revive the language as a local street language.
*Part of the ongoing series: Live Journalism and Experts.
www.thewaypost.com
www.protest.net/pdxindymed...endrome.cgi
the following is a Portland Indy Meida announcement
(added note I would say Chinuk wawa was spokan west of the Rockies .. not just west of the Cascades)
Morgan Millar's and Portland Indy's announcement:
May 24th 2007 forum/speaker
Time 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Title Chinuk-wawa
Portland, OR
Location 3120 N Williams Avenue
Speaker Morgan Miller
Topic / Issue Other
Sponsor The Waypost
Morgan Miller presents: "Chinuk-wawa"
Synopsis:
The language of chinuk-wawa is a local, cross racial language which was spoken by most folks on the western side of the Cascades back in the 1800s - early 1900s. It's a mixture of tribal, french and english words, with words and structure of its own. It is comprised of perhaps 700-800 words and is fairly easy to learn and get by in. As one becomes fluent, chinuk becomes more and more poetic as new words are developed as combinations of older ones.
There are many local terms one might see around the Northwest which are chinuk, and there are efforts in "cascadian" circles to revive the language as a local street language.
*Part of the ongoing series: Live Journalism and Experts.
www.thewaypost.com
www.protest.net/pdxindymed...endrome.cgi
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