Namibian Black German

Namibian Black German (German: Küchendeutsch) is a pidgin language spoken in various parts of Namibia. It is a non-standardized variety. Namibian Black German is based on standard German.^[1]

Namibian Black German is presently near extinction. It was spoken mostly by Africans who served their colonial masters when Namibia was known as German South-West Africa but who did not get the chance to learn standard German. (Küchendeutsch means Kitchen-German.)

Example sentences:

Lange nicht sehen - long no see
Was Banane kosten? - What cost banana?
spät Uhr - 'late clock', meaning 'it's late'
Herr fahren Jagd, nicht Haus - Man go hunt, not house

Today, speakers of Namibian Black German usually also speak Afrikaans or English.

References

^ Deumert, Ama (2003). Markedness and salience in language contact and second-language acquisition: evidence from a non-canonical contact language. Language Sciences. 25. Elsevier Ltd. doi:10.1016/S0388-0001(03)00033-0.

Varieties of German spoken outside Europe

Unserdeutsch · Barossa German (Oceania) · Namibian Black German (Southwest Africa) · Nataler Deutsch (South Africa) · Hutterite German / Pennsylvania German / Texas German (North America) · Alemán Coloniero / Belgranodeutsch / Riograndenser Hunsrückisch (South America) · Plautdietsch (Non-specific) · Yiddish (Non-specific / Israel)