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Chinook Jargon
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Chinook Jargon
n.
A pidgin language combining words from Nootka, Chinook, Salishan languages, French, and English, formerly used as a lingua franca in the Pacific Northwest.
Chinook Jargon
n
(Linguistics / Languages) a pidgin language containing elements of North American Indian languages, English, and French: formerly used among fur traders and Indians on the NW coast of North America
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Noun1.Chinook Jargon - a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America
Oregon Jargon
pidgin - an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
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of Ottowa) has written both a study and an historical account of the creation and development of the Chinook Wawa language, a combination of languages from American Indians of the northwest and elements of French brought to them during fur trading activities.
Making Wawa; the genesis of Chinook jargon by Reference & Research Book News
 
 
 
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