Reddit reviews Chinuk Wawa: kakwa nsayka ulman-tilixam laska munk-kemteks nsayka / As Our Elders Teach Us to Speak It
We found 3 Reddit comments about Chinuk Wawa: kakwa nsayka ulman-tilixam laska munk-kemteks nsayka / As Our Elders Teach Us to Speak It. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
dret thlush mayka wawa! nayka waxt elup chaku-kumtuks kultus nayka. nayka nanich-yaim ul "chinook jargon" buk. athki nayka chaku-kumtuks kapa skul.
I was also a little surprised that they still embrace "shawash", but it turns out that some regions do make a distinction between SHA-wash, and sha-WASH. With the emphasis on the first syllable, it can be taken as an insult (that being the customary English pronunciation, and developing a negative connotation during the settler-period), where as sha-WASH (emphasis on the second syllable) is totally dret-thlush. It depends on where you are; at the Grande Ronde, either pronunciation is fine; among the Yakima maybe not so much.
If you're interested, I'd recommend "Chinuk Wawa: kakwa nsayka ulman-tilixam laska munk-kemteks nsayka / As Our Elders Teach Us to Speak It" published by the Grande Ronde. It is an excellent guide to accurate CW pronunciation and grammar, as well as providing the most complete dictionary ever available.
https://www.amazon.com/Chinuk-Wawa-nsayka-ulman-tilixam-munk-kemteks/dp/0295991860
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde published a Chinuk Wawa dictionary last year.
Those old dictionaries are missing soooo much. Check out Chinuk Wawa, How Our Elders Teach UsTi Speak It.