Taimyr Pidgin Russian Explained

Taimyr Pidgin Russian
Nativename:Govorka[1]
States:Russia
Region:Taimyr Peninsula
Ethnicity:Nganasan
Speakers:none
Familycolor:Pidgin
Family:Russian-based creole
Iso3:none
Glotto:taim1252
Glottorefname:Taimyr Pidgin Russian
Ietf:crp-u-sd-rukya

Taimyr Pidgin Russian, also known as Govorka (Russian: говорка), is a Russian-based pidgin spoken on the Taimyr Peninsula by the Nganasan people. Before the expansion of universal education in the 20th century, most Nganasan spoke only their own language and pidgin Russian.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Stern . Dieter . Taimyr Pidgin Russian (Govorka) . Russian Linguistics . 2005 . 29 . 3 . 289–318 . 19 November 2023 . Stern . 0304-3487.