| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 198 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles, maps |
| Series |
First Nations languages |
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First nations languages.
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| Contents |
The Nootka jargon -- Pidgin Chinook -- Approximations at Astoria -- The hothouse of Fort Vancouver -- Waves of Wawa -- Conclusion -- Appendix-- Manuscript 195: A partially annotated early glossary of Chinook jargon |
| Summary |
"A two-edged sword of reconciliation and betrayal, Chinook Jargon (aka Wawa) arose at the interface of "Indian" and "White" societies in the Pacific Northwest. Wawa's sources lie first in the language of the Chinookans who lived along the lower Columbia River, but also with the Nootkans of the outer coast of Vancouver Island. With the arrival of the fur trade, the French of the engagés or voyageurs provided additional vocabulary and a set of viable cultural practices, a key element of which was marital bonding with Indian and métisse women. These women and their children were the first fluent speakers of Wawa |
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After several decades of contact, ensuing epidemics brought demographic collapse to the Chinookans. Within another decade the region was radically transformed by the Oregon Trail. Wawa had acquired its present shape, but lost its homeland. It became a diaspora language in which many communities seek some trace of their past. A previously unpublished glossary of Wawa circa 1825 is included as an appendix to this volume."--Pub. desc |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-185) and index |
| Notes |
Includes some text in Chinook jargon |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Chinook Wawa language -- History
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Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific -- History
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White people -- Northwest, Pacific -- Relations with Indians -- History
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Chinook Wawa language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
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Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America -- History
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Native American Languages.
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Chinook Wawa language
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Indians of North America
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White people -- Relations with Indians
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Pacific Northwest
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Chinook-Jargon.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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controlled vocabularies.
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Controlled vocabularies
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Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
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History
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Controlled vocabularies.
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Vocabulaires contrôlés.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009290523 |
| ISBN |
9780774815284 |
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0774815280 |
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1282457276 |
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9781282457270 |
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9786612457272 |
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6612457279 |
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