| Nauruan Pidgin English | |
|---|---|
| Region | Nauru |
Native speakers | None [1] Spoken as a second language by most Nauruans (2007) [1] |
English pidgin
| |
| 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 also called Nauruan Pacific Pidgin 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 The language has also started to be superseded by English and currently has around 1,000-9,999 remaining speakers in 2007.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]
| Nauruan Pidgin English [3] | English [3] |
|---|---|
| Fiji god, plandi vijibal a, plandi cuken a, plandi mit...plandi god...plandi cuken bifu kumo a...mi larki go...olegita fiji kem, kabiji olegita, plern kem bak, pope kumo oleguta fiji kem dee a. No god nalu mo...yao fiji no kem a nalu no karkai...no kan karkar...srlip srlip loksi tivi...wota no nalu a...wota no kan.. .hia wota ostenlra srp kem a.... | Fiji is good...plenty chicken, beef, pork, eh?...I want to go there...Everything comes from Fiji, cabbage and everything comes by plane, papaya, pork, everything comes from Fiji, eh? Nauru is no good, nothing...If things don't come from Fiji, there's no food in Nauru...You can't eat...just sleep and watch TV...There's no water in Nauru...no water, you can't do anything...water comes here by ship from Australia, eh.... |
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