1888, 1887, English, Unpublished edition: Dictionary of the Chinook, the Indian Trade Language of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, British Columbia and Alaska. Chinook-English and English-Chinook, 1912.; Thomas Wickham Prosch 1850-1915

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Dictionary of the Chinook, the Indian Trade Language of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, British Columbia and Alaska.  Chinook-English and English-Chinook, 1912.;
 
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Published
  • 1888
  • 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912
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  • Dictionary of the Chinook, the Indian Trade Language of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, British Columbia and Alaska. Chinook-English and English-Chinook, 1912.;
Creator
  • Thomas Wickham Prosch 1850-1915
Other Creators
  • University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
Published
  • 1888
  • 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912
Physical Description
  • Scanned from original text or image at 400 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2007.
  • Manuscript
  • text
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  • In 1888, Thomas W. Prosch provided a dictionary of Chinook Jargon to English and English to Chinook Jargon complete with transliterations. In this draft of his preface to the 1912 edition, Prosch goes into great detail about the development of the language in the early nineteenth century as an invented trade language enabling French, Americans and tribes from around the region to communicate effectively. Prosch also explains his methods for creating the dictionary, stating his use of certain spellings and syllabic marks. In the actual dictionary text, Prosch sometimes provides a short etymology as well as phrases in which the word is commonly used. At the conclusion of the dictionary, Prosh provides a list of commonly spoken phrases and their meanings as well as a translation of the Lord's Prayer. The draft version of the 1912 edition contains a slightly different word choice than the published 1888 edition, though the meanings are the same.
  • Pacific Northwest Historical Documents Collection
Source
  • University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
  • Thomas Wickham Prosch papers. Accession no. 42-1, Box 2
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