Chinook Jargon
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Chinook Jargon is a language originating as a pidgin trade language in the Pacific Northwest. It spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and
Cover, Gill's Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, 13th Edition, 1891. Photographed at Log House Museum, Seattle, Washington.
An example of the shorthand "Chinuk Pipa" writing system used in the Kamloops Wawa newspaper
Washington (state)
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Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state to distinguish it from the national capital; both are named after George Washing
Chinook Jargon
…trade language in the Pacific Northwest. It spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then to British Columbia and parts of Alaska, Northern California, Idaho and Montana. It sometimes took on the characteristics of a creole language…
A farm and barren hills near Riverside, in north-central Washington
Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841
Yesler Way in Seattle, 1887
Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers under construction, circa 1942