Chinuk Wawa
E300793
Indigenous language of North America
contact language
creole language
pidgin language
trade language
Chinuk Wawa is a historical pidgin and trade language of the Pacific Northwest that developed among Indigenous peoples, European settlers, and others for intergroup communication.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinuk Wawa canonical | 4 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous language of North America
ⓘ
contact language ⓘ creole language ⓘ pidgin language ⓘ trade language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Chinook Jargon
ⓘ
Chinook Wawa ⓘ Chinook Jargon ⓘ
surface form:
Chinuk jargon
|
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRole | medium of intercultural exchange in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| declineReason |
assimilation policies
ⓘ
shift to English ⓘ |
| developedAmong |
European settlers
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest
fur traders ⓘ maritime traders ⓘ missionaries ⓘ |
| glottocode | chin1286 ⓘ |
| grammaticalType | analytic language ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
limited core vocabulary
ⓘ
reduced morphology ⓘ simplified phonology ⓘ |
| hasISOCode | chn ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity | Grand Ronde community ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ late 18th century ⓘ |
| languageFamily | mixed language ⓘ |
| lexicalSourceLanguage |
Chehalis
ⓘ
Chinookan languages ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Nuu-chah-nulth
Salishan languages ⓘ other Indigenous languages of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| region |
Columbia River Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River basin
Pacific Northwest ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Northwest Coast
|
| revitalizationBy |
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
tribal communities in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Idaho ⓘ Northwest Territories ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Washington State, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
Yukon ⓘ |
| status |
endangered language
ⓘ
revitalized language ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Grand Ronde immersion school ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Asian immigrants in the Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
European settlers ⓘ Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| usedFor |
intergroup communication
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Chinuk Pipa script
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.