Gill's Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon by JOHN GILL 1909 Native American Indian Language Pacific Northwest NW

Title: Gill's Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon with Examples of Use in Conversation and Notes Upone Tribes and Tongues

Author: John Gill (compiled by)

Description: Fifteenth Edition. Card covers. Wear along the spine and spine-edge of the front cover; price written on upper corner of front cover. Early owners' inscriptions on ffep. 84 pp. 6 x 4 inches. Laid in is the original 1911 sales slip from The J. K. Gill Company.

A pocket sized Chinook Indian language dictionary (English-Chinook and Chinook-English), originally published for the benefit of travelers and traders. Includes a preface describing some history and aspects of the development of Chinook dictionaries. Also includes notes on the Chinooks, Clatsops and the coast tribes; notes on Chinook grammar; a few pages of conversational phrases; and some prayers (table grace, the Lord's prayer).

Binding: Soft Cover/Wraps
Condition: Fair

Publisher: J. K. Gill Company
Place: Portland, Oregon
Year: 1909

Keywords: Native American, language, PNW, Pacific Northwest, Northwest, Indian, tribes, Oregon, Washington, Washington state, Columbia River,