Eskimo Trade Jargon
| Eskimo Trade Jargon | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Western Canadian Arctic |
Native speakers | None |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | eski1266 |
Eskimo Trade Jargon was an Inuit pidgin used by the Mackenzie River Inuit as a trade language with the Athabaskan peoples to their south, such as the Gwich'in (Loucheux). It was reported by Stefánsson (1909), and was apparently distinct from the Athabaskan-based Loucheux Jargon of the same general area.[1]
A reduced form of the pidgin was used for ships' trade at Herschel Island off the Arctic coast near Alaska.[2]
References
- ^ Stefánsson, V. (Apr–Jun 1909). "The Eskimo Trade Jargon of Herschel Island". American Anthropologist. 11 (2): 217–232. doi:10.1525/aa.1909.11.2.02a00050. JSTOR 659464.
- ^ Schuhmacher, W. W. (July 1977). "Eskimo Trade Jargon: Of Danish or German Origin?". International Journal of American Linguistics. 43 (3). The University of Chicago Press: 226–227. doi:10.1086/465485.
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