Chinook

From Lower Chehalis c̓inúk (the name of a Chinook village on the Columbia river)

• IPA^(key): /tʃɪˈnuːk/

Chinook

1. A Native American language of the Penutian family of Oregon and Washington.
2. Chinook Jargon, a pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest composed primarily of words from Chinook proper, English, and French, with some borrowings from other languages.
   • 1941, Emily Carr, chapter 1, in Klee Wyck‎:

     The Missionary's address rolled on in choppy Chinook, undertoned by a gentle voice from the back of the room which told Tanook in pure Indian words what he was to do.

3. A Native American people whose traditional tribal grounds were along the lower and middle Columbia River.

   The Chinook sent a hunting party to the south.

4. A city in Montana, USA, and the county seat of Blaine County.

Chinook (plural Chinooks)

1. A member of this Native American people.
2. Alternative letter-case form of chinook

• Ethnologue entry for Chinook, chh