Nauruan Pidgin English
| Nauruan Pidgin English | |
|---|---|
| Region | Nauru |
Native speakers | None[1] Spoken as a second language by most Nauruans (2007)[1] |
English pidgin
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cpi (with Chinese Pidgin English) |
| Glottolog | None |
| ELP | Nauru Pacific Pidgin |
| Linguasphere | 52-ABB-db |
| IETF | cpi-NR |
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). The language has also started to be superseded by English and currently has around 1,000-9,999 remaining speakers in 2007.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nauruan Pidgin English at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Endangered Languages Project - Nauru Pacific Pidgin". ELP. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
Sources
[edit]- Siegel, Jeff (1990). "Pidgin English in Nauru". Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages. 5 (2): 157–186. doi:10.1075/jpcl.5.2.02sie.
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