Nauruan Pidgin English Explained

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 The language has also started to be superseded by English and currently has around 1,000-9,999 remaining speakers in 2007.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Endangered Languages Project - Nauru Pacific Pidgin. ELP. 2024-12-11.