What we’ve lost is often barely understood. Chinook Jargon was one of them.
Chinook Jargon was a trade language that once ruled the Northwest. But when was it used, and how many people spoke it? Listener Michelle LeSourd of Seattle asked KUOW’s Local Wonder. Liz Jones reports. (KUOW)
http://kuow.org/post/when-was-chinook-jargon-prevalent-northwest
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