Eskimo Trade Jargon facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Eskimo Trade Jargon |
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| Native to | Western Canadian Arctic |
| Native speakers | None |
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Herschel Island Eskimo Pidgin
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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.
A reduced form of the pidgin was used for ships' trade at Herschel Island off the Arctic coast near Alaska.
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