The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
CHINOOK. THE NORTHWEST JARGON.
Queer but Expressive Language That L.
Readily LsRrned.


Mhen was III seattle about month ago
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o'' "" h'no'a' "p','S anu ""o VI ,uc men
in the party asked me what j thought NJ Wa Wa
Willie Ididn't know Wa Wa " lille from Adam =
og ., and ,hi,L;r,, a.. ,,ur, ,,,,,, =. -
80, ~ yN , a., 's VI, s.n' ""n, w So"e
local politician or other asked who WsWa was
why said the other fellow. IFS WaWs Bry,p.
co., L. 49,. -, : ,,,,, -
20, '.' h""" r'ryah' uon Eon' mac hearu some
why they called him Wn.Wn and was informed
tina, w,'w. vas rh,roo,, o., ',.,i, a,,I ".,.
'n"' va W" was 'uiiiooh 'ut 'aih anu sh"
the application. | also caught on shortly after
that 10 other expressive Chinool, terms and read
up little on The subject
request being made for information the travel
nns man continued
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'n'uooA " KIM Oh Noiapuk IN use among
the Indians and whites OF the Northwest and was
formulated over hundred wears MO nv IN. JIud
- ~, =, - ''.'' a"0 ", WV iiu"
sSn pay .olnp'hy people ana DINERS IN order 10
ecure a common LANGUAGE among the almost
- -" y, ". '"e 0o''' 'u'''h' rug
''Sn' ri'nV" o'u i"a'"h were "S component pafts
and iargon grew up which was Ineligible hy
tho aid Of siyn. q, ,,,,,h,d, I, Il, ,,, 10 go,
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Mis- a. necessary as II ever was.
Chinook 10 su,nos.J IN ,,o, a.. Mana, ,.o,u
the Chinook Indians living about the mouth II
the river Of that name which flows into n,k.,.s
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t"nE,S LinI t " i. ~, Wv u.u,,,pI" h,nuI A.
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.n,,L ~ W "" a. ~, liNNne !l' ot pau hIh
all sn,,,d ~ III AZ, w. M'!''e M. ~ ,tuln OF EpN
bas 49, u a. ue,a ~, W o va ny MnIn CuIuN
Ia, ~ nrui,p,'u Ln'n NI1r!nWcSl shsleh WIN
S",h Ss'm y" m, w" WIZ oth'ty ~ uScu IN tlle
49, ~ i w. uu., hlnuoh nau gol 81 mucn
~ .ne lnns ihEr ta " " Shmr Intensive hh luuE"
~ "I,e W nt cnut'f ana ne rrad ,hc rint arl 70
~; 10 J." " y :! 'ci ue,uIf ,hhl Ic was WY cnpnhuc
IA S o. ", w hhui'h 'nal lne ht'ntncNs
To-. ~ ,,'o n,iu ''uNci w. reulht"s ny say,
hnSS ,nuT, EGhustIirn you nave heard "hat
nave snln anu wan YOU % distinctly understand
whirb Srmu nm nS iV b 81 ,hS sm,s "a"n
yah .,nrnpsci 1871, ',, t iiun 81 E"u " hlahum
i,sci h,'tLc ,,ki,o -, ''l nIN, n,s ri ~ YOU
tcpt .,o,e ,,h- , ~ ik.'e a, IN sia,k Hnp
NJ III :" sui nn'I' Nnll'N anu lhuihnS Whu'u.
mnSi' Nv, Wy VIII - 'unE urHNh OF" - II now
yyou I,nnI,si. I'm t,H ar vow, III YIN .n .n see
~ .,run,In'i,n % '' H niu n"u'ichllvnS
u - S Eu",I S"nuE, 'nr nlrhnnE "i many
a. ,,.r,. 20 = "Ht' H. 'lr 'nuhun MINK -
sn" h wi ~, w, t,1c ." lH ans means indian OF
,iv r ~ anw'n'' Motn thal Is us'I "a EIgilsh;
am nir'nS It,"l ono oven hears close friend
ui va, sirh'H -. n a nl'up Hk"nhum Is
p ,rnsant "ntl i"' thellNh Adoption ana means
suI wi ~ Er'hI AN ~ S%p"kum mouse,
anu Ii9uur j. sNp"hlm chhck' "f STRONG water
b,o na' , ~" ~ 1'.tc'in swan hnI n hai
u ,ne 't h !, Sth!m elwnNR tlhcun mas
t ra"S us anu tcnhT n,'aiir illu' niHr sum
Muh nrhnH Clraf uhhciS'nhdlns ~ heart
VT, uIni IS Illness means ais" WI, op!nlgn, etc
, anSu .hratS mum ~ very mHCh hut II 81 u u
ul.nhs NctS graz u"nl, h,S'nh man ~ wlut"
man ulc lower tlNNs b"lnH W u"h hans drivers