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Chinook Jargon

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Noun

1. chinook jargon, oregon jargon

a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chinook Jargon

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noun
a pidgin language containing elements of Native American languages, English, and French: formerly used among fur traders and indigenous people on the NW coast of North America

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Chinook Jargon

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a pidgin consisting of extremely simplified Chinook intermixed with words from English, French, and neighboring American Indian languages: formerly used among traders and Indians in the coastal areas of NW North America

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chinook Jargon

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n.
A pidgin language combining words from Nootka, Chinook, Salishan languages, French, and English, formerly used as a lingua franca in the Pacific Northwest.

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