Definitions for Chinook jargon
chi·nook jar·gon

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1. Chinook Jargon, Oregon Jargonnoun

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

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1. Chinook Jargonnoun

   A pidginized Native American language used by various tribes of the Pacific Northwest.

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1. Chinook Jargon

   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 British Columbia and parts of Alaska, Northern California, Idaho and Montana while sometimes taking on characteristics of a creole language. It is partly descended from the Chinook language, upon which much of its vocabulary is based. Approximately 15 percent of its lexicon is French, and it also makes use of English loanwords and those of other language systems. Its entire written form is in the Duployan shorthand developed by French priest Émile Duployé. Many words from Chinook Jargon remain in common use in the Western United States and British Columbia today, and it has been described as part of a multicultural heritage shared by the modern inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest. The total number of Jargon words in published lexicons numbered only in hundreds. It has its own grammatical system. It is a very simple system, and like its word list, is easy to learn. Though existent in Chinook Jargon, the consonant /r/ is rare, and English and French loan words, such as rice and merci, have changed in their adoption to the Jargon, to lays and mahsi, respectively.

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1. chinook jargon

   Chinook Jargon is a pidgin language, or simplified form of communication, that emerged in the Pacific Northwest region of North America during the 19th century, primarily as a means of communication between indigenous peoples, European traders, and settlers. It combines elements of the Chinook, Chehalis, French, English, and other languages. While it is no longer widely spoken, it remains an important part of the region's cultural history.

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1. Chinook Jargon

   Chinook Jargon originated as a pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest, and spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then British Columbia and as far as Alaska and Yukon Territory, sometimes taking on characteristics of a creole language. It is related to, but not the same as, the aboriginal language of the Chinook people, upon which much of its vocabulary is based. Many words from Chinook Jargon remain in common use in the Western United States and British Columbia and the Yukon, in indigenous languages as well as regional English usage, to the point where most people are unaware the word was originally from the Jargon. The total number of Jargon words in published lexicons numbered only in the hundreds, and so it was easy to learn. It has its own grammatical system, but a very simple one that, like its word list, was easy to learn. The consonant 'r' is rare though existent in Chinook Jargon, and English and French loan words, such as 'rice' and 'merci', have changed in their adoption to the Jargon, to 'lice' and 'mahsie', respectively.

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How to pronounce Chinook jargon?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Chinook jargon in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Chinook jargon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikipedia
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5. ^ Wikidata
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