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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.
Tipsoo means 'meadow' in Chinook Jargon. Traigh Beach (Beach beach – Scottish Gaelic) Waterford Harbour – the name "Waterford" derives from Old Norse Veðrafjǫrðr, "ram fjord", referring the natural harbour. Walden Woods, Massachusetts, United States – the name "Walden" derives from German Wald, meaning woods or forest.
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.
The following is a listing of placenames from the Chinook Jargon, generally from the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, the Canadian Yukon Territory and the American states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
from Nuuchahnulth (Nootka) p̉aƛp̉ač ([pʼatɬpʼat͡ʃ], reduplication of p̉a, "to make ceremonial gifts in potlatch", with the iterative suffix -č) via Chinook Jargon. [205] Salal (definition) from Chinook Trade Jargon [səˈlæl], from Lower Chinook salál. [206] Saguaro (definition) via Spanish, from some indigenous language, possibly ...
Derived from the usual Chinook Jargon for an American, boston man Botard (North America) a student that is enrolled in BOCES. Involved in lower level work. Bounty bar (UK) (Bounty in France) a black person who acts like a white person, for the candy bar of coconut wrapped in dark chocolate Boy (Southern U.S. and South African whites) a black ...
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 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