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Haida Jargon
Native to X̱aayda Gwaay (Haida Gwaii)
Era 1830s
Language family
Haida-based pidgin

In the 1830s a pidgin trade language based on Haida, known as Haida Jargon, was used in the islands by speakers of English, Haida, Coast Tsimshian, and Heiltsuk.

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