Chinook Jargon
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Chinook Jargon is a historical trade language (pidgin) of the Pacific Northwest that blended Indigenous, English, and French elements to facilitate communication among diverse peoples.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contact language
ⓘ
pidgin language ⓘ trade language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Chinook Wawa
ⓘ
Chinuk Wawa ⓘ The Jargon ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
influenced regional place names and slang
ⓘ
medium of intercultural communication in the Pacific Northwest fur trade era ⓘ |
| developedFor |
communication between Indigenous peoples and European settlers
ⓘ
interethnic communication ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalInfluenceFrom | Indigenous languages of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | pidgin ⓘ |
| hasLexicalSourceLanguage |
Chinookan languages
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ Nootka language ⓘ
surface form:
Nuu-chah-nulth language
Salishan languages ⓘ |
| hasLexifierLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsIn |
British Columbia English
ⓘ
Western American English ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Northwest English
regional toponymy of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
relatively small core vocabulary
ⓘ
served as a lingua franca across multiple language families ⓘ simplified grammar ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalInfluenceFrom |
Chinookan languages
ⓘ
Nootka language ⓘ
surface form:
Nuu-chah-nulth language
Salishan languages ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationStatus | undergoing revitalization in some communities ⓘ |
| hasSubstrateLanguage |
Chinookan languages
ⓘ
Nootka language ⓘ
surface form:
Nuu-chah-nulth language
Salishan languages ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | largely extinct as a pidgin ⓘ |
| peakUsagePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
European traders
ⓘ
Hudson's Bay Company employees ⓘ Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest
missionaries in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ settlers in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Alaska
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ
surface form:
Northwestern United States
Canada West Coast ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Coast of Canada
Pacific coast of North America ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Coast of the United States
Pacific Northwest ⓘ Yukon ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
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