Nauruan Pidgin English

Nauruan Pidgin English
RegionNauru
Native speakers
None[1]
Spoken as a second language by most Nauruans (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3cpi (with Chinese Pidgin English)
GlottologNone
ELPNauru Pacific Pidgin
Linguasphere52-ABB-db
IETFcpi-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 The language has also started to be superseded by English and currently has around 1,000-9,999 remaining speakers in 2007.[2]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

  1. ^ a b Nauruan Pidgin English at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Endangered Languages Project - Nauru Pacific Pidgin". ELP. Retrieved 2024-12-11.

Sources

  • 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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