Chinook Jargon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. a pidgin based largely on Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka), Lower Chinook, French, and English, once widely used as a lingua franca from Alaska to Oregon.
noun
  1. a pidgin language containing elements of Native American languages, English, and French: formerly used among fur traders and Indians on the NW coast of North America
Chinook Jargon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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