Chinook Jargon: The Hidden Language of the Pacific Northwest
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jim Holton
Adapted from the Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon by Thomas Napier Hibben, published in 1877.
Lyrics in Chinook Jargon, a synthesis of English, French, Chinook (proper), Nutka (Nootka) and Sahaptin.
Lexicon of Chinook-English and English-Chinook for a mixed trade language spoken in the Pacific Northwest.
Chapter from Guide to the Province of British Columbia for 1877-8.
2nd edition, revised and enlarged.
Website includes links to: brief history of Jargon, dictionaries, origins and evolution, all episodes of the Moola John Saga, a fictional saga.