Making Wawa: The Genesis of Chinook Jargon (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780774815277)

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 voyageurs provided additional vocabulary and cultural practices. Over the next decades, ensuing epidemics and the Oregon Trail transformed the Chinookans and their homeland, and Wawa 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 A previously unpublished glossary of Wawa circa 1825 is included as an appendix to this volume.

Author: George Lang
ISBN-10: 0774815272
ISBN-13: 9780774815277
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2009
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.07h x 6.24w x 0.56d