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Tenas Wawa: Chinook Jargon
URL: http://wrvmuseum.org/journal/journal_0702.htm

Description:
The pidgin trade language of pioneers and Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest is the subject of this article by Kenneth Watson, written for the White River Valley Museum in Auburn, Washington state. The article is enhanced by historical illustrations and external links to a dictionary and newsletter.

Author:
Watson, Kenneth (Greg)

Publisher:
White River Valley Museum

Extra Keywords
slang

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Chinook jargon
Pidgin languages -- Northwest, Pacific

LII Database Information:
Record 14674 created by Andrew McClung on 02/07/2004
Last modification on 03/08/2005
Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 01/03/2006
Published: 02/07/2004  
Funding agency: Washington State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/14674