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Chinook (play)
Chinook may refer to: Languages *Chinookan peoples, several groups of Indigenous people of the U.S. Pacific Northwest *Chinookan languages, a small family of languages spoken by Chinook peoples **Lower Chinook **Upper Chinook language **Chinook Jargon, a nearly extinct American indigenous language * Billy Chinook (born c. 1827), a chief and member of the Wasco tribe Places *Chinook, Alberta, a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada **Chinook (provincial electoral district) *Chinook, Montana, a city in Blaine County, Montana, U.S. *Chinook, Washington, a census-designated place in Pacific County, Washington, U.S *Chinook (crater), on Mars *Chinook Pass, a pass through the Cascade Range in the Washington, U.S. *Chinook Peak, a summit in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, U.S. *Chinook Scenic Byway, part of State Route 410 in Washington, U.S. *Chinook oilfield, a former name of Peregrino oilfield, Brazil Science *Chinook cherry, a cherry cross-breed *Chinook (dog), a rare breed o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinookan Peoples
Chinookan peoples include several groups of Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest in the United States who speak the Chinookan languages. Since at least 4000 BCE Chinookan peoples have resided along the Lower and Middle Columbia River (Wimahl) (″Great River″) from the river's gorge (near the present town of The Dalles, Oregon) downstream (west) to the river's mouth, and along adjacent portions of the coasts, from Tillamook Head of present-day Oregon in the south, north to Willapa Bay in southwest Washington. In 1805 the Lewis and Clark Expedition encountered the Chinook Tribe on the lower Columbia. The term "Chinook" also has a wider meaning in reference to the Chinook Jargon, which is based on Chinookan languages, in part, and so the term "Chinookan" was coined by linguists to distinguish the older language from its offspring, Chinuk Wawa. There are several theories about where the name ″Chinook″ came from. Some say it is a Chehalis word ''Tsinúk'' for the inha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
