CHINOOKAN Definition & Meaning

Chinookan

[ shi-nook-uhn, -noo-kuhn, chi- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a language family comprising only Lower Chinook and Upper Chinook.

adjective

of or relating to the Chinooks or to Chinookan.

Discover More

51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Chinookan¹

First recorded in 1885–90; Chinook + -an

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Tribal chairman Tony Johnson instructed everyone to raise their paddles - the crescent-shaped ends marking them as distinctly Chinookan - and plunge them into the water.

From

The Chinookan linguistic family includes a number of separate tribes.

From

Its name, Kthlmin, means “moon” in the Chinookan language - a plea for favorable tides, Johnson said, on its frequent journeys in the open ocean.

From

Chinook Chinook Jargon

Browse