Chinook Rudiments, No. 1739
Database ID | 28190 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
Fonds/Collection | Father J.M.R. LeJeune | |
Series | Wawa 2 | |
File/Item Reference | Wawa 2-Wawa-S2-16 | |
Date of creation | 3 May 1924 | |
Physical description/extent | 36 pages; Photoengraved | |
Number of images | 36 | |
Historical note | Stamp on front cover reads: "Rev. J.M. LeJeune, O.M.I., Kamloops B.C." | |
Scope and content | First two pages gives list of Kamloops Wawa citations and related texts which include information about the history of Chinook jargon. Preface quotes from the history of Chinook jargon as described in James Constantine Pilling's "Bibliography of the Chinookan Languages." Phonetic Alphabet; Pronunciation. Chinook Rudiments: I. Numerals; II. Adjectives; III. Pronouns; IV. Verbs; V. Adverbs; VI. Ononmatopaeia. Remarks - Chinook Vocabulary: 1. The 163 original words; 2. Other Chinook Words; 3. H. B. French words; 4. Religious words; 5. Common English Words; 6. Exercises; Key to the language; Compounds of Verb mamook; Chinook Words in use in other districts; H.G. French Words; Exercises; Bishop Durieu's Vocabulary; and List of Publications. | |
Copyright holder | Public domain | |
Copyright expiry date | Public domain | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Textual documents | |
Provenance Access Point | LeJeune, Jean Marie Raphael | |
Treaty boundaries | No treaty | |
Cultural region | Northwest Coast Plateau | |
Subject | Languages and Linguistics Magazines and Periodicals Missions and Missionaries Language and Linguistics - Chinook Jargon | |
Date Range(s) | 1920-1929 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28190 |