# Chinook jargon

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/Rji2CTzHE8qhwSeWBp25DH

## Labels

**Translations:**

- de-de: Chinook Jargon
- fr-fr: Jargon Chinook
- ja-jp: チヌーク・ジャーゴン
- pt-br: Jargão Chinook
- zh-cn: 钦努克混杂语

## Definition

A pidgin language used in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, combining elements of Indigenous languages and English, historically used as a lingua franca for trade and communication between Indigenous peoples and European settlers.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RDOvAHsvY8TKJ1O1orXPM9o

**Deprecated:** False