Nauruan Pidgin English | |
Region: | Nauru |
Speakers: | none |
Ref: | e18 |
Speakers2: | Spoken as a second language by most Nauruans (2007) |
Familycolor: | Pidgin |
Fam1: | English pidgin |
Fam2: | Chinese Pidgin English and Micronesian Pidgin English |
Iso3: | cpi |
Iso3comment: | (with Chinese Pidgin English) |
Glotto: | none |
Elp: | 3570 |
Elpname: | Nauru Pacific Pidgin |
Lingua: | 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 The language has also started to be superseded by English and currently has around 1,000-9,999 remaining speakers in 2007.[1]