1 pidgins, mixed languages, & trade languages 1.1 michif 1.2 basque pidgin 1.3 chinook jargon pidgins, mixed languages, & trade languages in canada, elsewhere in world of european colonization, frontier of european exploration , settlement tended linguistically diverse , fluid place, cultures using different languages met , interacted. need common means of communication between indigenous inhabitants , new arrivals purposes of trade , (in cases) intermarriage led development of hybrid languages. these languages tended highly localized, spoken small number of individuals capable of speaking language, , persisted briefly, before being wiped out arrival of large population of permanent settlers, speaking either english or french. michif michif (also known mitchif, mechif, michif-cree, métif, métchif, , french cree) mixed language evolved within prairie métis community. based on elements of cree, ojibwa, assiniboine, , french. michif today spoken less 1,000 individuals in saskatche...