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Algonquian–Basque pidgin, also known as Souriquois,[2] was a Basque-based pidgin 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]

Algonquian–Basque pidgin
RegionGulf of Saint Lawrence
Era16th to 18th century[1]
Language family
Basque-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologbasq1252
Basque (both French and Spanish) 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]


Vocabulary


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

[2][4]


Sample Phrases


Algonquian-Basque pidgin Basque English
Ania, kir capitana? Anaia, capitana al zara? Brother, are you a captain?
Ania capitana ouias amiscou. Anaia capitana kastor haragia. Brother captain beaver's meat.
Endia chave Normandia. Frantsesek gauza asko dakite. The French know a lot of things.
Gara gara ender-quir gara gara. Guda izango dugu. There will be war if we continue like this.
Maloes mercatora. Malo Deunakoak merkatari bidegabekoak dira. Those of Saint-Malo are unfair traders.
Nola zaude? Apezak obeto. Nola zaude? Apaizak hobeto. How are you? The priests are better.

See also



References


  1. Bakker, Peter (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): 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
  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.

Further reading



На других языках


- [en] Algonquian–Basque pidgin

[es] Pidgin vasco-algonquino

El pidgin vasco-algonquino o algonquino-vasco fue un pidgin usado por las tribus micmac, montagnais y posiblemente alguna otra tribu y por los balleneros vascos como medio de comunicación. Más tarde, los balleneros franceses que iban a las costas de Terranova y Labrador a cazar ballenas y comerciar con pieles también lo utilizaron.

[fr] Basco-algonquin

Le basco-algonquin était un pidgin parlé par des baleiniers basques et les tribus de langues algonquiennes tels que les Micmacs[1], les Montagnais et les Inuits du Labrador dans la région du détroit de Belle-Isle et le Nord du golfe du Saint-Laurent vers l'océan Atlantique.

[it] Pidgin basco-algonquino

Il pidgin basco-algonquino (in basco Euskoalgonkina algonkin-euskara pidgina o euskara-algonkin pigdina) era un pidgin usato da Míkmaq, Innu e altri amerindi di Terranova e Labrador entrati in contatto coi balenieri dei Paesi Baschi e baschi stessi. Nacque come lingua creola a seguito dell'arrivo nel nuovo mondo di balenieri, pescatori e mercanti baschi e gli abitanti amerindi delle coste orientali dell'America Settentrionale nel XVI secolo.

[ru] Алгонкинско-баскский пиджин

Алгонкинско-баскский диалект — пиджин, на котором говорили баскские китобои и различные алгонкинские народы[1]. На нём говорили в районе реки Св. Лаврентия. Последнее свидетельство этого языка датируется 1710 г.[1]



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