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What was the name of the pidgin trade language used along the Pacific Northwest coast in the 19th century, mixing Chinookan, French, and English elements?

Chinook Jargon (Chinuk Wawa) was a widely used trade pidgin along the Northwest Coast, with a vocabulary of a few hundred words mixing Chinook, Nootka, French, and English.

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