Algonquian–Basque pidgin, also known as Souriquois, was a

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

-based pidgin spoken by

whalers and various Algonquian peoples. It was spoken around the

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. It was in use from at least 1580 until 1635, and was last attested in 1711. There were three groups of

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that the Basque people distinguished. The ones with which they had good relations were the Montagnais and the St. Lawrence Iroquoians. They also knew of the

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, whom they considered hostile. The Basque people referred to them as the Montaneses, the Canaleses, and the Esquimoas, respectively.

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(1984): "''Lingüística inmanente y lingüística trascendente''", "Julio Urquijo" Euskal Filologiaren Seminoarioaren Urtekaria, 18, 251–266. orr, Donostia, Gipuzkoako Foru Aldundia. {{DEFAULTSORT:Algonquian-Basque pidgin Algonquian languages Basque-based pidgins and creoles Basque diaspora in North America Extinct languages of North America North America Native-based pidgins and creoles Languages attested from the 16th century 16th-century establishments in North America Languages extinct in the 18th century 18th-century disestablishments in North America

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