Chinook Rudiments, No. 1739

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Database ID28190
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections
Fonds/CollectionFather J.M.R. LeJeune
SeriesWawa 2
File/Item ReferenceWawa 2-Wawa-S2-16
Date of creation3 May 1924
Physical description/extent36 pages; Photoengraved
Number of images36
Historical noteStamp on front cover reads: "Rev. J.M. LeJeune, O.M.I., Kamloops B.C."
Scope and contentFirst 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 holderPublic domain
Copyright expiry datePublic domain
TypeArchival
Primary MediaTextual documents
Provenance Access PointLeJeune, Jean Marie Raphael
Treaty boundariesNo treaty
Cultural regionNorthwest Coast
Plateau
SubjectLanguages and Linguistics
Magazines and Periodicals
Missions and Missionaries
Language and Linguistics - Chinook Jargon
Date Range(s)1920-1929
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