Chinookan

American  

[shi-nook-uhn, -noo-kuhn, chi-] / ʃɪˈnʊk ən, -ˈnu kən, tʃɪ- /

noun

1. a language family comprising only Lower Chinook and Upper Chinook.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Chinooks or to Chinookan.

Etymology

Origin of Chinookan

First recorded in 1885–90; Chinook + -an

Example Sentences

Tribal chairman Tony Johnson instructed everyone to raise their paddles - the crescent-shaped ends marking them as distinctly Chinookan - and plunge them into the water.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2019

Its name, Kthlmin, means “moon” in the Chinookan language - a plea for favorable tides, Johnson said, on its frequent journeys in the open ocean.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2019

The Chinookan linguistic family includes a number of separate tribes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various