Website with curricular materials for Indigenous language learning: Chinuk Wawa language.
Also Known As:
Chinook Jargon, Chinook Pidgin, Chinuk Wawa, Jargon, činúk wáwa
Dialects & Varieties
- Grand Ronde
Chinuk Wawa / kakwa nsayka ulman-tilixam laska munk-kemteks nsayka / As Our Elders Teach Us to Speak It
The Chinuk Wawa Dictionary Project. 2012. "Chinuk Wawa / Kakwa Nsayka Ulman-tilixam Laska Munk-kemteks Nsayka / As Our Elders Teach Us To Speak It." University of Washington Press.
Speakers
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Comments on speakers
Chinuk Wawa is a hybrid lingua franca consisting of simplified Chinookan, combined with contributions from Nuuchahnulth (Nootkan), Canadian French, English, and other languages.
Location and Context
Countries
USA, Oregon
Location Description
Chinuk Wawa originated on the lower Columbia River, where it once was the predominant medium of intertribal and interethnic communication.
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
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An experimental documentary centered around the Chinook story of the origin of death, as two peop
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A short film by Sky Hopinka, exploring the connections between places in the Portland Metro area