Taimyr Pidgin Russian

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Taimyr Pidgin Russian
Govorka [1]
Native toRussia
Region Taimyr Peninsula
Ethnicity Nganasan
Native speakers
None
Russian-based creole
Language codes
ISO 639-3 None (mis)
Glottolog taim1252
IETF crp-u-sd-rukya

Taimyr Pidgin Russian, also known as Govorka, is a Russian pidgin spoken on the Taimyr Peninsula by the Nganasan people. Before the expansion of universal education in the 20th century, most Nganasan spoke only their own language and pidgin Russian. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Stern, Dieter (2005). "Taimyr Pidgin Russian (Govorka)". Russian Linguistics. 29 (3): 289–318. ISSN   0304-3487 . Retrieved 19 November 2023.