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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.
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 .
from Chinook Jargon chee + chako, "new come". Chee comes from Lower Chinook čxi, "straightaway", and for chako c.f. Nuuchahnulth čokwaa, "come!" [177] Chicha via Spanish from Kuna chichab, "maize" or from Nahuatl chichiatl, "fermented water." Chinook (definition) from Lower Chehalis tsʼinúk, the name of a village, [178] [179] via Chinook ...
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
Imprint of the Kamloops Wawa newspaper, November 1896 Introduction to Kamloops Wawa shorthand found in each issue. The Kamloops Wawa (Chinook Jargon: 𛰅𛱁𛰙𛰆𛱛𛰂𛰜 𛱜𛱜 , "Talk of Kamloops") was a newspaper published by Father Jean-Marie-Raphaël Le Jeune, superior of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops in British Columbia, Canada, beginning May 25, 1891, and ...
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.
Efforts are also being made by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community and others to keep Chinook Wawa, formerly known as Chinuk Jargon, alive. [6] [8] [9] A new dictionary too, distributed by the University of Washington Press, draws for its contents on the legacy of many Chinook speakers and story tellers including Howard. [10] [11]