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By: Atte, Silja and Randolph Pidgin & Creole By: Atte, Silja and Randolph

What is it? Pidgin: Simplified language between two or more different groups of people (that don’t speak the same language). Pidgin doesn’t last unless it becomes a creole. Vocabulary derives from one of the languages. No grammatical rules. Creole A language that was originally a pidgin but bacame an official language. Most vocabulary originates from parent language. Has its own grammatical set of rules.

When and where is it used? Pidgin Used when two people with different languages need to communicate with each other E.g. African slaves from different regions created a pidgin Creole Used as a language at homes and schools. A language that a community knows Can be an official language

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New Guinea (Tok Pisin) Based on English, Melanesian languages and German Examples: Welcome: welkam How are you: yu stap gut What’s your name: Husat nem bilong yu Hello: Gude/hi Goodbye: gutbai Pikinini-Child Maus gras-Moustache

History Most Pidgin languages developed as a result of European colonialism 1500-1900. Many based on English, French and Spanish.

Issues Some culturally important Pidgin languages are disappearing.

Examples Jamaican-pidgin: ”Crass de sea, girl, yuh going cross de sea, an a likkle water fall from granny eye which mek er cross an she shake mi han aff er dress where ah was holding on to make sure dat ah don’t fall down for de shoes hard to walk in on rockstone, an she wipe er eye wid her kerchief. http://goo.gl/bzvDn

List of official creole languages Haitan Creole: Based on French An Official language in Haiti Negerhollands Creole: Based on Dutch Spoken in Virgin islands Bajan Creole: Based on English Spoken in Barbados Llanito Creole: Based on English and Spanish Spoken in Gibraltar

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