Chinook Jargon

CHINOOK JARGON  () is a pidgin language that was used on the west coast of N America, roughly from California to Alaska, to facilitate communication between FIRST NATIONS groups, and between First Nations and non-aboriginals. Sometimes incorrectly referred to as simply "Chinook," this lingua franca consists of words and phrases borrowed from different aboriginal languages, including NUU-CHAH-NULTH (Nootka), Lower Chehalis and the Chinook...

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