Nauruan Pidgin English

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Nauruan Pidgin English
Spoken in: Nauru
Total speakers:
Language family: English-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: cpe
ISO 639-3: cpi

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.

[edit] References

  • Siegel, Jeff (1990). "Pidgin English in Nauru". Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 5 (2): pp. 157–186.