Chinook Jargon
noun
a pidgin based largely on Nootka, Lower Chinook, French, and English, once widely used as a lingua franca from Alaska to Oregon.
Origin of Chinook Jargon
First recorded in 1830–40
British Dictionary definitions for chinook jargon
Chinook Jargon
noun
a pidgin language containing elements of Native American languages, English, and French: formerly used among fur traders and Indians on the NW coast of North America