USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Figure 5.2 The Chinook jargon combined elements of several northwest coast languages and grafted on English, French, Spanish, and even Russian elements as well.

Detailed explanation-2: -Because most of the countries in Latin America were conquered by Spain, Spanish is the most common language spoken today in Latin America. Brazil was conquered by Portugal so most Brazilians speak a form of Portuguese today. Indigenous languages are still spoke today by a small number of people in the region.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spanish is the most spoken of all languages in South America. Due to the Spanish explorers influence, countries such as Argentina and Columbia hold over 80 million Spanish speakers combined. But they are not the only nations in South America which are home to Spanish speakers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spanish is the most spoken language of South America with Portuguese as a close second. Other official languages with substantial number of speakers are: English in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and the Falkland Islands. Spanish in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.