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CHINOOK JARGON
As trading increased
between the fur trappers and the Indians, a common language was
needed. This language, called Chinook jargon, is a combination of
French, English, and several Indian languages. While this is the
language used for trading, the real Chinook language has long since
disappeared.
- baby----------------------tenas
- beaver--------------------eena
- canoe---------------------canim
- deer----------------------mowitsh
- dog-----------------------kamooks
- duck----------------------Kweh
Kweh
- eagle---------------------chak
chak
- elk-----------------------moolock
- family--------------------tillicums
- fire----------------------piah
- fireplace-----------------kah
piah
- grandfather---------------papa
kaka papa
- grandmother---------------mama
kaka mama
- How are you?--------------Klahowya
- love----------------------tikegh
- potato--------------------wappatoo
- thank you-----------------mahasie
- parents-------------------papa
pe mama
- pants---------------------sakoleks
- students------------------tenas
kopa school
You may want to take these
words and go over them with your class. How did they arrive at common
ground? Discuss possibilities. Take several different languages such
as English, Spanish and Japanese. Have students take several words
and try to combine them into a common language. Possibly use vocabulary
words.
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