To answer KatLaughing's earlier question, yes, as a matter of fact, ~on~ the Western Slope. I spent about 5 years in Delta/Cedaridge/Hotchkiss/Paonia region, in the wildness of my youth. My sister's still in Naturita.
As for Chinook Jargon, thanks graceously for the link- I'm always adding to my interlinguistic vocabulary, though I've been in the northwest now for almost 20 years, and I actually am able to manage most pronunciations. I think the thing with Oyehut is just a Copalis Beach abberation of a regional dialect.
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