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There were people at least semi-seriously proposing Chinook Wawa as the international language in the 1890's and I think they had a better case.
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I think there are two basic theories about Chinook Wawa, one is that it is a contact language that came about with europeans coming to trade and another that it is a trade language that adapted to English and French.
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Of course, the people who recorded Chinook Wawa were Europeans, so there is a strong bias for the informant to present Chinook Wawa words that are understandable to the person asking, and it is really difficult to figure out what NA language is the base.
alexz commented on the word Chinook Wawa
or Tsinuk Wawa
February 5, 2013
alexz commented on the word Chinook Wawa
Just saw a Sam Sullivan (former mayor of Vancouver) video about the origins of Chinook Wawa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6-F3s6E3do
There seems to be a bunch of online videos keeping Chinook Wawa alive.
January 24, 2017