Chinook Jargon1 min read

10 February, 2014 1 comment

kahta mamook kopa chinook wawa— how to speak chinook

Chanook Jargon

An article by Judith Ichisaka from 17.3/4 our Aboriginal and Asian Canadian Writer’s Special Double Issue

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Mara Grey 11 February, 2020 - 2:41 pm

I’d like to add that “kanaka” is the Hawaiian word for “person.” So, an easy choice for a word to mean a Hawaiian man.

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