Eskimo pidgin hymns obtained supernaturally

[David Robertson]

Ruth Shonle, 1924:274 ("The Christianizing process among preliterate 
peoples") mentions that people obtained hymns or chants in the Eskimo 
pidgin from Eskimos in heaven.  (JSTOR will give you the cite.)  

I'm not sure if this is mentioned in Stefansson's published work.  It's of 
interest in showing expansion of the Eskimo pidgin to new functions, as 
happened with Chinook Jargon.  

--Dave R

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