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
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | papu1254 |
References
edit- Smith, Norval (1994). "An annotated list of creoles, pidgins, and mixed languages". In Jacque Arends, Pieter Muysken & Norval Smith (ed.). Pidgins and Creoles. John Benjamins.