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Language name Chipewyan ��pə�wa�ən
Language name Chinook Jargon ���nυk�dʒɑ�ɡən
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Autonym (if known and different)
Autonym (if known and different)
Language family Na-Dene Athabaskan
Spoken in Canada
Approximate number of speakers 4k
Writing system
Language family pidgin based
on Chinook,
Nootka,
English and
French
Spoken in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska (USA),
British Columbia (Canada)
Phonetics/phonology
Stress
Approximate number of speakers
Contains following rare ejectives; implosives
consonant (types)
Writing system
Phonetics/phonology
Said to have how many vowels? 5�length (3)�nasalisation
Stress word-initial
Marked vowel types
Tone register
Contains following rare ejective, uvular
consonant (types)
Rhythm no information
Said to have how many vowels? 6
Vowel harmony none
Marked vowel types
Morphology fusional stem-based
Tone none
Particular formation types suffix
Rhythm no information
Syntax
Word order SOV NA postpositions
PossN
Particular syntactic phenomena classifiers; morphological aspect; conjugation classes;
evidentials
Vowel harmony none
Morphology isolating word-based
Particular formation types prefix
Points of interest
Syntax
Word order SVO AN prepositions
PossN
Sources Campbell (1991), Haspelmath et al. (2005), Maddieson
(1984), Ruhlen (1976)
Particular syntactic phenomena serial verb; inclusive / exclusive 1st plural
Points of interest
Sources Silverstein (1972b), Thomason (1983), Zenk (1988) Chippewa see Ojibwa