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Chinook Jargon

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

(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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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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Chinook Jargon (redirected from Chinuk Wawa)

Chinook Jargon
(redirected from Chinuk Wawa)