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What has the author C M Tate written?
C. M. Tate has written: 'Chinook jargon, as spoken by the Indians of the Pacific Coast' -- subject(s): Chinook, Chinook Hymns, Chinook jargon, Chinook jargon Hymns, Dictionaries, English, English language, Hymns, Chinook, Hymns, Chinook jargon, Translations from English
How did the Chinook language help trade among the other Pacific Northwest Indians?
Chinook jargon was spoken from California to Alaska. It made it possible for many diverse people to communicate and carry out trade.
What has the author S F Coombs written?
S. F. Coombs has written: 'Dictionary of the Chinook jargon as spoken on Puget Sound and the Northwest' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, English, Indian Names, Chinook language, Chinook, English language, Chinook jargon
What languages are spoken by Chinook Indians?
Today, Chinook people speak English. There are also less than 600 people who speak Chinook Jargon, which is a revived pidgin trade language.Historically, They spoke a set of languages called The Chinook Languages, which are all extinct.
What are the chinooks language?
Chinook people speak the Chinook Language. Chinuk Wawa is a daily spoken language. Chinook Jargon is a trade language that was used up and down the West Coast of North America
Why did the Chinooks create a extra language?
Chinook Jargon was a trade language. It was much less complex than Chinook proper and therefor easier to learn.
What has the author Lionnet written?
Lionnet has written: 'Vocabulary of the jargon or trade language of Oregon' -- subject(s): Chinook jargon, Dictionnaires polyglottes, Indians of North America, Dictionaries, Indiens, Languages, Polyglot, Chinook (Jargon), Langues
What languages were spoken by Chinook people?
They spoke their native Chinook language, which was a complicated language with many sounds that don't exist in English. This is why the Chinook "jargon" language was invented in order to communicate with the French and English-speaking traders.
How did the term jargon originate?
The term jargon originated by referring to trade languages that are used by people who spoke their native language different than their own people, such as Chinook Jargon.
How did the Chinook tribe influence us?
At one time the Chinook trade language, Chinook Jargon, was spoken from California to Alaska. British, French and Americans used it to communicate with each other too.
What skills are the Chinook Indians known for?
Chinook Indians are mainly know for their skill as traders. A simplified version of the Chinook language, Chinook Jargon, was a widly used trade language along the West Coast of the United Sates and Canada. Chinook canoes are some of the finest in world and the hull design has been copied many times for modern water craft.
What has the author Mary Lynn Stender written?
Mary Lynn Stender has written: 'Chinook jargon vocabulary as an indicator of cultural change' -- subject(s): Chinook jargon, Social life and customs, Chinook Indians
