Chinook Jargon

Chinook Jargon
Chinook Wawa

Gesprochen in

USA, Kanada
Sprecher < 100
Linguistische
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Offizieller Status
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ISO 639-1:

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ISO 639-2:

chn

ISO 639-3:

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Chinook Wawa, auch Chinook Jargon oder Chinook Pidgin war die Lingua franca im amerikanisch-kanadischem Pazifikraum.

Sie wurde hauptsächlich im 19. Jahrhundert entlang der Küste von Oregon bis Alaska gesprochen und diente als Handelssprache.

Die Sprache ist nahezu ausgestorben.

Literatur

  • George Lang: Making Wawa. The Genesis of Chinook Jargon, UBC Press 2008, ISBN 978-0-7748-1526-0


Siehe auch: Chinook-Sprachen

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