Chinookan

[ shi-nook-uhn, -noo-kuhn, chi- ]

noun

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

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chinookan¹

First recorded in 1885–90; Chinook + -an

Example Sentences

The Chinookan linguistic family includes a number of separate tribes.

From Project Gutenberg