Nauruan Pidgin English

Nauruan Pidgin English
Nauruan Pidgin English
Region	Nauru
Native speakers	None; Spoken as a second language by most Nauruans (2007)
Language family	English pidgin Chinese Pidgin English and Micronesian Pidgin English Nauruan Pidgin English; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	cpi (with Chinese Pidgin English)
Glottolog	None
ELP	Nauru Pacific Pidgin
Linguasphere	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 The language has also started to be superseded by English and currently has around 1,000-9,999 remaining speakers in 2007.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Nauruan Pidgin English at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ "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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[e18-1] Nauruan Pidgin English at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] "Endangered Languages Project - Nauru Pacific Pidgin". ELP. Retrieved 2024-12-11.

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