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Japanese-based creole languages or simply Japanese Creoles are creole languages for which Japanese is the lexifier . This article also contains information on Japanese pidgin languages, contact languages that lack native speakers.
Some important Japanese creoles and pidgins are the following:
| Creole | Location | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| Yilan Creole [1] | Taiwan | endangered | 
| Kyowa-go [2] | China | extinct | 
| Yokohama Pidgin Japanese [3] | Japan | extinct | 
| Ogasawara Creole [4] | Ogasawara Islands | extinct | 
| Japanese Bamboo English | Japan | critically endangered | 
| Okinawan Japanese / Amami Japanese | Ryukyu Islands | 
Japanese has also made a significant contribution to other pidgins and creoles: to Ogasawara Creole, with an English-based lexicon, spoken in Ogasawara Islands, [5] to the Chinese-based Xieheyu spoken in Manchukuo, to the Bamboo English of occupied Japan, and to the Hawaiian Pidgin which became a creole spoken in Hawaii.
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