Chinook Jargon - Vocabulary - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Chinook Jargon: Encyclopedia - Chinook Jargon
Chinook Jargon was a trade language (or pidgin) of the Pacific Northwest, which spread quickly up the West Coast from Oregon, through Was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinook Jargon: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinook Jargon - Vocabulary
Jargon placenames are found throughout the Pacific Northwest and Mountain States. A few Jargon words: Nika or naika: I, mine or anything...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinook Jargon: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinook Jargon - Vocabulary
Jargon placenames are found throughout the Pacific Northwest and Mountain States. A few Jargon words: Nika: I, mine or anything first-pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinook Jargon: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinook Jargon - Origins
There is some controversy about the origin of the Jargon, but all agree that its glory days were during the 19th Century. During this era...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinook Jargon: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinook Jargon - Usage
Pacific Northwest Coast historians are well acquainted with the Chinook Jargon, in name if not in the ability to understand it. For every...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinook Jargon: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinook Jargon - Usage
Pacific Northwest Coast historians are well acquainted with the Chinook Jargon, in name if not in the ability to understand it as mention...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinook Jargon: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinook Jargon - Origins And Evolution
There is some controversy about the origin of the Jargon, but all agree that its glory days were during the 19th Century. During this era...   » Read the article