An introduction to the Chinook Jargon, a trading pidgin comprised of Native American, English and French words used by the pioneers and Indians on the western frontier.
A complete reprint of: Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections (161), A Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or Trade Language of Oregon. Prepared for the Smithsonian Institution by George Gibbs. Washington: Smithsonian Institution: March, 1863.
A complete reprint of "The Chinook Jargon and How to Use It--A Complete and Exhaustive Lexicon of the Oldest Trade Language of the American Continent by George C. Shaw. Rainier Printing Company, Inc., Seattle, 1909".
An abridged version of Shaw's Chinook Jargon-English Dictionary.
"Tenas Wawa" was a semimonthly newsletter about the Chinook Jargon- a mixture of French, Northwest native languages and English. This is an extensive site with grammar, vocabulary, history, news articles and maps.
A description of Chinook Jargon with definitions of a few sample words.
History-oriented website with a Chinook Jargon word-lookup tool, a directory of on-line Chinook Jargon dictionaries, and other Jargon-related resources.
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