Algonquian–Basque pidgin

Algonquian–Basque pidgin, also known as Souriquois,^[2] is a Basque-based pidgin proposed by linguist Peter Bakker to have been spoken by Basque whalers and various Algonquian peoples.^[1] It was spoken around the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It was in use from at least 1580 until 1635,^[2] and was last attested in 1711.^[1]^{[page needed]}

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Algonquian–Basque pidgin
Souriquois
Region	Gulf of St. Lawrence
Ethnicity	Basques, local Algonquian peoples
Era	16th to 18th century^[1]
Language family	Basque-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (`mis`)
Linguist List	`qba`
Glottolog	`basq1252`
Basque and Breton fishing sites in 16th and 17th centuries.

There were three groups of First Nations that the Basque people distinguished. The ones with which they had good relations were the Montagnais and the St. Lawrence Iroquoians. They also knew of the Inuit, whom they considered hostile. The Basque people referred to them as the Montaneses, the Canaleses, and the Esquimoas, respectively.^[3]

Pidgin	Original language	English translation
Normandia	Normandia (Basque), 'Normandy'	French
kir	kir (Mi'kmaq)	you
ania	anaia (Basque)	brother
capitana	capitaina (Basque), kapitaina in Standard Basque	captain
endia	andia (Basque), handia in Standard Basque	large
chave	chave (Romance)	know
ouias	wiya:s (Innu-aimun)	meat
amiscou	amisku (Innu-aimun)	beaver

[1]
Bakker, Peter (Fall–Winter 1989). ""The Language of the Coast Tribes is Half Basque": A Basque-American Indian Pidgin in Use between Europeans and Native Americans in North America, ca. 1540-ca. 1640". Anthropological Linguistics. 31 (3/4). Trustees of Indiana University: 117–147. JSTOR 30027995.
[2]
Mithun, Marianne (7 June 2001). The Languages of Native North America. Cambridge University Press. p. VII. ISBN 9781107392809.
[3]
"Echoes from the Past". Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
[4]
Gray, Edward (2000). The Language Encounter in the Americas, 1492-1800. Berghahn Books. pp. 342. ISBN 9781571812100. The Language Encounter in the Americas, 1492-1800: A Collection of Essays.

Algonquian–Basque pidgin

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