1902, WA: David Denny confirms he spoke Jargon and some Lushootseed
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1902, WA: David Denny confirms he spoke Jargon and some Lushootseed
Here we have it from the horse’s mouth. Just as I’ve already concluded about numerous Settlers of the Seattle area, so early “pioneer” David Denny confirms: Dave Denny’s dog (image credit: HistoryLink) Folks spoke both (early Northern) Chinook Jargon there, and as much Lushootseed Salish as they could pick up. (That’s Dxʷləšucid or Txʷəlšucid to you.) I’m hard pressed to think of any other Settler community in the Northwest where a basic acquain…
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