Chinookan — refers to several groups of Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. In the early 19th century, the Chinookan peoples lived along the lower and middle Columbia River in present day Oregon and Washington. The… … Wikipedia
Chinookan — ☆ Chinookan [shə nook′ən, shə no͞ok′ən, chi no͞ok′ən, chi nook′ən ] adj. of the Chinooks or their language or culture n. a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the Pacific northwest … English World dictionary
Chinookan — noun a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook • Syn: ↑Chinook • Hypernyms: ↑Penutian * * * I. ən adjective Usage: usually capitalized : of or relating to Chinook or a Chinook or to Chinookan II … Useful english dictionary
Chinookan — noun Date: circa 1890 an American Indian language family of Washington and Oregon • Chinookan adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chinookan — /shi nook euhn, nooh keuhn, chi /, n. 1. a language family comprising only Lower Chinook and Upper Chinook. adj. 2. of or pertaining to the Chinooks or to Chinookan. [1885 90; CHINOOK + AN] * * * … Universalium
Chinookan languages — Chinook Tsinúk Geographic distribution: Columbia River Valley Linguistic classification: Penutian ? Chinook Subdivisions: Kiksht … Wikipedia
chinookan — chi·nook·an … English syllables
Chinookan — /tʃəˈnukən/ (say chuh noohkuhn), / ˈnʊkən/ (say nookuhn) noun → Chinook (def. 3) …
Chinook people — Cathlapotle Plankhouse, a 2005 full scale replica of a Chinook style cedar plankhouse at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, which was once inhabited by Chinook peoples Chinook refers to several groups of Native Americans in the Pacific… … Wikipedia
Classification schemes for indigenous languages of the Americas — This article is a list of different language classification proposals developed for indigenous languages of the Americas. The article is divided into North, Central, and South America sections; however, the classifications do not always neatly… … Wikipedia