Nauruan Pidgin English
Appearance
Nauruan Pidgin English | |
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Region | Nauru |
Native speakers | None[1] Spoken as a second language by most Nauruans (2007)[1] |
English pidgin
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | cpi (with Chinese Pidgin English) |
Glottolog | None |
Linguasphere | 52-ABB-db |
Nauruan Pidgin English is an English-based pidgin spoken in Nauru. It appears to be the result of a merger of Chinese-type and Melanesian-type pidgins (see Micronesian Pidgin English).
References
- ^ a b Nauruan Pidgin English at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Siegel, Jeff (1990). "Pidgin English in Nauru". Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages. 5 (2): 157–186. doi:10.1075/jpcl.5.2.02sie.
- Online Pidgin English Social Networking Site - Koolobi