Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Chinook Jargon (Chinuk Wawa or Chinook Wawa, also known simply as Chinook or Jargon) is a language originating as a pidgin trade language in the Pacific Northwest.It spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then to British Columbia and parts of Alaska, Northern California, Idaho and Montana.
The Chinookan languages are a small family of extinct languages spoken in Oregon and Washington along the Columbia River by Chinook peoples. Although the last known native speaker of any Chinookan language died in 2012, the 2009-2013 American Community Survey found 270 self-identified speakers of Upper Chinook .
Upper Chinook, endonym Kiksht, [3] also known as Columbia Chinook, and Wasco-Wishram after its last surviving dialect, is a recently extinct language of the US Pacific Northwest. It had 69 speakers in 1990, of whom 7 were monolingual: five Wasco [ 4 ] and two Wishram.
Skookum is a Chinook Jargon word that has been in widespread historical use in British Columbia and the Yukon, [1] as well as the Pacific Northwest. It has a range of meanings, commonly associated with an English translation of strong or monstrous. The word can mean strong, [2] greatest, powerful, ultimate, or brave.
Chinook Indian Nation, an organization representing the western tribes of Chinookan peoples; Chinookan languages, small family of languages spoken in Oregon and Washington along the Columbia River by Chinook peoples Chinook Jargon, a language originating as a pidgin trade language in the Pacific Northwest
Most Clatsops spoke Chinook Jargon by the time Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery made contact with them. [13] [full citation needed] Some spoke Nehalem, reflecting intermarriage and cohabitation with that tribe. [citation needed] Chinook Jargon is a trade language and was once used throughout much of the Pacific Northwest.
Chinook Jargon; K. Kathlamet language; L. Lower Chinook; U. Upper Chinook language This page was last edited on 30 September 2016, at 06:42 (UTC). Text is available ...
Chinook Jargon place names (68 P) L. Linguists of Chinook Jargon (1 P) Pages in category "Chinook Jargon" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.