Papuan Pidgin English | |
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Region | New Guinea |
Era | 19th century |
English-based pidgin
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog |
papu1254 |
Papuan Pidgin English was a 19th-century English-based pidgin of New Guinea. It was eventually replaced by Hiri Motu, a Melanesian-based pidgin, and was not ancestral to modern English-based Tok Pisin.
Papuan Pidgin English | |
---|---|
Region | New Guinea |
Era | 19th century |
English-based pidgin
| |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog |
papu1254 |
Papuan Pidgin English was a 19th-century English-based pidgin of New Guinea. It was eventually replaced by Hiri Motu, a Melanesian-based pidgin, and was not ancestral to modern English-based Tok Pisin.