Nootka Jargon
| Nootka Jargon | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | Pacific Northwest |
Native speakers | None |
|
Nootka-based pidgin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Nootka Jargon was a Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) pidgin used as a trade language along the Pacific Northwest coast in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was a predecessor to the Chinook Jargon, with a number of Nootka words at the core of that language.[1]
References
- ↑ Thomas, Edward Harper (1935). Chinook:.... A History and Dictionary. Portland, OR: Metropolitan Press.