Chinook Jargon (also known as chinuk wawa) 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.
a human skull ... Questions and debates erupted ... It's no wonder that a Chinook-based trade language evolved — known as Chinook jargon, a mélange of Indigenous words, French and English — so that these many voices could communicate throughout the region ... ♦.
... mean “beach on the back side” or “where the land ends.” The current name, Tyee, comes from the Chinook Jargon word for “chief,” and is famously associated with chinook salmon fishing.
Hot springs should be earned. A soak certainly seems more satisfying after a day of hiking ... What to do instead? ... Instead, drive toward Oakridge ... Email. HP ... “Skookum” means “powerful” in Chinook jargon, the trade language of the old Oregon country ... Related.
Dave Reuter skiing at lunch spot with view of Three Sisters. Photo by William Sullivan. I hear you. You want a perfect day in the snow ... You want a lunch spot overlooking the Three Sisters ... Email ... Sahalie is the Chinook jargon word for upper, sky or heaven.
Chinook jargon — a trade language of about 300 words capable of conveying only rudimentary concepts — was translated by the government’s representatives to local Native dialects.
MINKA ATKINSON. LONGVIEW CENTENNIAL. When Robert A. Long built R.A ...XXVI, No ... J ... Vernon. ABOUT THIS SERIES ... UPDATE ... Police ... M ... This seems to be referring to a phrase in Chinuk Wawa, or Chinook Jargon, a hybrid trade language used in the Lower Columbian region.
XXVI, No ... In 1939, it was renamed Nika Cumtux, which the foreword described as “the Indian word meaning “Memories.”” This seems to be referring to a phrase in Chinuk Wawa, or Chinook Jargon, a hybrid trade language used in the Lower Columbian region.
Note that capitalization shows where emphasis should be ...Spokane. Spoh-CAN ... Skagit is derived from the Chinook jargon word for the best, the most beautiful, most powerful or largest ... Wahkiakum is the Chinook translation for “tall timber.” ... .
Constitution... The chief became a national figure ... Army ... "I saw White men almost fight today," he said in Chinook jargon ... He met Mary Ann Boren Denny, one of the city's surviving founders, and they conversed in Chinook, much to the chief's delight ... ♦ ... ....
Despite their deep roots in the Pacific Northwest, with even the trade language used by all the tribes and early white settlers called the Chinook Jargon, the Chinooks have yet to obtain federal recognition.
A simplified form of their language — Chinook jargon — became the language shared by the tribe and explorers and traders from places as diverse as Spain, Great Britain and the young United...
NAYA’s first development was a nine-unit modular housing project in the Lents neighborhood called Kah San Chako Haws, which means “EastHouse” in Chinook Jargon ... means “Make beautiful” in Chinook Wawa.
Inlander
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