If you aren’t active in certain circles of the Chinook Jargon community, it might come as a surprise to you that there are tons of memes in Chinuk Wawa. I thought I would take a moment today to share the top 5 of the past few weeks.
#1 Deepfried Lazer-eyes Le Jeune (aka “kata maika?”)
A classic meme. Nearly unlimited potential. Credit to Gab for this one.
#2 Pipa
Pus maika skukum pus nanich ukuk chinuk pipa, drit tlus maika latit. Credit to Q’alis for this one.
#3 Stonks
Made during the height of the Gamestop craze – “pos ‘r/wallstreetbets’-tilikum maika alta pi wuẖt maika kumtuks chinook-peipa”
#4 The Tl’onas Brothers
Tl’onas okok ‘Tl’onas Brothers’ tlaska, tl’onas heilo. Credit to Raccoon Juice.
#5 The Oregon Oiẖut
Tloosh maika mamook-liplip chuḵ ilip maika mukmuk. It’s a dangerous place out there. Credit to Stubs.
Masi for the memes everyone. Keep them coming.
The Kaltash Wawa 