Alternate Names: Chinook Jargon, Chinook Pidgin
Dialects: None known. Many words from Chinook, large admixture of words from Nuu-chah-nulth ,, Canadian French ,, and English ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 83 in Canada (1962). Population total all countries: 723.
Language Use: Formerly along Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska, used between First Nations peoples and Europeans. Shifting to English [eng]. Revitalization program. All older than 50 years.
Language Development: Dictionary. Bible portions: 1912.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Canada