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Oshawa Times (1958-), 6 Oct 1965, p. 36

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De aa Tone Cot San TE 2 $6 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesdey, October 6, 1965 a Dictionary Of Chinook + ewe wey Ded ee ae ald other. These are only two of hun- reds of phrases listed in a 'recently: reprinted -dictionary "+ aed AMR a i aig tg eres i tees aoe ema Linguistics experts describe. it as a "crude means of com- munication," but it could be marvelously expressive. CR Ae pega Soe knife--meaning fork. And in Chinook, fork and sweetheart mean the same thing. From the English word Chinook still found in the speech -cf British Columbians, is chuck, or water. It shows up in skookum prigin include la-tahbfor ta- ble, le-sook for sugar, la-gome for glue, and la-shase for chair. 3 Other Chinook words came meaning venereal dissise: The Chinook dictionary, re- printed for tourist shops a Vancouver bookstore from an 1899 edition, includes a. re- by [bel Prize-winning URGES MARS Pe LOS ANGELES ( No- has proposed a $20,000 000,000" ect to build a nuclear. ia it all means skunk. Hum is the Chinook word an stink. Bin. asin delicately or could reach Mars in two weeks. in the above, good in our hearts be thy name." i s Its simplicity is charming,'|:musket came the (big) chuck, meaning a ra- chinook swans the trade jar- | and _ its josie. unanswerable. | muske, and from that came | pids; 'salt chuck, meaning the | from the sound of the action-- | minder that Chinook was also |spaceship that could eg? men gon used by white men and | Heehee house is a reasonable | stick muske, meaning a bow | ocean; and piah (fire) chuck, | pukpuk for fistfight, and poh, | a jJanguage of religion, . to mars atva speed of 540,000 Irks. Linguistic Experts West Coast Indians in British | description for a saloon, and | and arrow. or whisky. -- meaning to blow. Nesika papa klaksta mit- |miles an hour, Such a project, Columbia's pioneer days. when you leave. it, you're | YANKS ARE BOSTONS Skookum is aother word Sick is the same word in'| lite kopa saghalie, kloshe kopa {said Dr. Willard F. Libby, could VANCOUVER (CP) -- Hum ted, means hindquar-| 'Taking its name from ihe j pahii ium--drunk, from full ef | Oleman is the Chinook way | still used in B:C.,-and the Chi-| both languages, but in ye nesika tumtum mika nem' |be completed in 10 to 15 years, iu--in Chinook tera. Chinook Indians of the Colum- | rum. of saying worn out. English- | nook word for indian--Siwash j neck it appears fin 'such cof. | starts a section on the last If successful it- could carry+as- ow he sacha Stinking hindquarters is one | bia Valley, it was made up of Opitsah is the word for | men are | King George men, | --is used, but considered de- | binations as cole sick (ague), | page. 'Our father who siayein jiroiaiis io dsupiter in 17 Feats tumtum (heart) sick, meaning and Americans are Bostons. jealous, and piah (fire) sick, A versatile word, and one rogatory. knife, and thus we have opit- Chinook words of French, English and Indian sah yakha sikhs--friend of the words. description for a skunk, and foul odor -- or piupiu -- is an- French an EATON SUPER, VALUE PRICE! LEATHER HANDBAGS Ordinarily 17.95! aN NRT a eee SPECIAL, each an EATON SUPER VAL Fur Trimmed Zip-lined OATS COATS Ordinarily 99.95 to 129.00 ! | Ordinarily 79.95! Great Super Value Savings on luxur- Three lovely styles in two-season ious fur trimmed coats! Canadian coats! Zip-out chamois lining : mink, Canadian Beaver, fox or rac- gives more wear... Fall, Winter coon make opulent trims on wool . or Spring! Coats have warm tweeds, boucles or dressy worsted! Now is the time to buy... Choose from blues, reds, golds, greens, black or brown in Junior, Misses', Women's and Half Sizes. storm cuffs too! Choose your wool tweed or plain from a wide selection of colours in Junior, Misses', - Women's --and----Half Sizes. Leather -- Inside and out! Leather-lined leather hand; bags carry so many of thése needed items every es Each one has a large wall pocket and zipper closing pocket. An added plus feature . . , purse-comb and pocket mirror in each! Designed to be the fashionable finishing touch to your Fall wardrobe in black or dark brown, save lots! SPECIAL, : each SPECIAL, each A. Tailored Kip Leather with wide single handle. Approx. 12% x 8", B. Leather Trimmed Frame on tailored Kip leather style. i ee Single carrying handle. Approx. 114% x 92". Suede leather lined. i | is C. Tailored Oblong Style. Kip leather with suede leather 4 lining. Singlé handle, Approx. 13 x 734", i EATON'S- UPPER LEVEL, COAT DEPT. D. Grained Tailored Pouch. Suede leather lined. Single carrying handle. Approx. 12¥% x 8", E. Grained Leather. Satchel. Leather Double handle, Approx, 14 x 81%", trimmed frame, EATON'S MALL LEVEL, DEPT. 217 -- PHONE 725-7373 Other EATON Specials

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