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It is. Primarily based on Zulu with English and a small amount of Afrikaans, it is used in South Africa in the mining, gold. diamonds. copper and coal industries. I remember a line from the poem 'Who killed Cock Robin' (or in Fanagalo 'Cocky Lobin')
'Indaba ka lo bow and arrow ka mina, mina bulalile Cocky Lobin.
translates as
Because of the bow and arrow of mine, I killed Cocky Lobin.
The name Fanagala means 'do it like this' and is known in at least nine other native languages.
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What is the name for a pidgin language that has become a mother tongue?
it is called "creole". Different countries have their own variations of English language (pidgin).Pidgin is an informal way of speaking English...you can look at this link http://www.pidginguide.com. Its a free online pidgin English dictionary and translator.It is also a language exchange community where you can learn how to speak the Nigerian pidgin English. You can get any information about pidgin. www.pidginguide.com
What is a difference between a pidgin language and a creole language?
A pidgin language is a simplified form of communication that emerges when speakers of different languages come into contact without a shared language. A creole language, on the other hand, is a stable, fully developed language that arises from a pidgin as it becomes the primary language of a community over time.
What is an example of a pidgin language and how does it differ from a creole language?
An example of a pidgin language is Tok Pisin in Papua New Guinea. Pidgin languages are simplified forms of communication that develop between speakers of different languages for basic communication. Creole languages, on the other hand, are more complex and stable languages that develop from pidgin languages as they become the native language of a community.
Did Creole develop from the Pidgin language?
Yes, Creole languages often develop from Pidgin languages. Pidgin is a simplified form of communication that arises when different language groups come into contact but do not share a common language. Over time, if the pidgin is used by successive generations as their first language, it can evolve into a full-fledged Creole language with its own complex grammar and vocabulary.
Is pidgin English a language?
There are about 25 different English-based Pidgins, though most are endangered: American Indian Pidgin English Chinese Pidgin English Chukotka Pidgin English Fulani Pidgin English Hawaiian Pidgin English Japanese Bamboo English Japanese Pidgin English Korean Bamboo English Kru Pidgin English Liberian Interior Pidgin English Loyalty Islands Pidgin English Madras Tamil Pidgin English Maori Pidgin English Micronesian Pidgin English Nauru Chinese Pidgin English New Caledonian Pidgin English Nigerian Pidgin English (This is commonly spoken across the country especially in the southern part of the country. There are variations in the southern part with some distinct way of speaking in the Edo/Delta states of Nigeria) Papuan Pidgin English (this was replaced by Hiri Motu and was not ancestral to Tok Pisin)* Pitkern language (Atlantic creole language based on an 18th century dialect of English and Tahitian, spoken on Norfolk Island and Pitcairn Island) Port Augusta Pidgin English Port Jackson Pidgin English (ancestral to Australian Kriol) Queensland Kanaka English Sierra Leone Pidgin English Samoan Plantation Pidgin Thai Pidgin English Togolese Pidgin English (German Togoland) Vietnamese Pidgin English West African Pidgin English
What is Fanagalo?
It is a pidgin language based on Zulu, Afrikaans and English.
What is the name for a pidgin language that has become a mother tongue?
it is called "creole". Different countries have their own variations of English language (pidgin).Pidgin is an informal way of speaking English...you can look at this link http://www.pidginguide.com. Its a free online pidgin English dictionary and translator.It is also a language exchange community where you can learn how to speak the Nigerian pidgin English. You can get any information about pidgin. www.pidginguide.com
What is a difference between a pidgin language and a creole language?
A pidgin language is a simplified form of communication that emerges when speakers of different languages come into contact without a shared language. A creole language, on the other hand, is a stable, fully developed language that arises from a pidgin as it becomes the primary language of a community over time.
What is an example of a pidgin language and how does it differ from a creole language?
An example of a pidgin language is Tok Pisin in Papua New Guinea. Pidgin languages are simplified forms of communication that develop between speakers of different languages for basic communication. Creole languages, on the other hand, are more complex and stable languages that develop from pidgin languages as they become the native language of a community.
Did Creole develop from the Pidgin language?
Yes, Creole languages often develop from Pidgin languages. Pidgin is a simplified form of communication that arises when different language groups come into contact but do not share a common language. Over time, if the pidgin is used by successive generations as their first language, it can evolve into a full-fledged Creole language with its own complex grammar and vocabulary.
Is pidgin English a language?
There are about 25 different English-based Pidgins, though most are endangered: American Indian Pidgin English Chinese Pidgin English Chukotka Pidgin English Fulani Pidgin English Hawaiian Pidgin English Japanese Bamboo English Japanese Pidgin English Korean Bamboo English Kru Pidgin English Liberian Interior Pidgin English Loyalty Islands Pidgin English Madras Tamil Pidgin English Maori Pidgin English Micronesian Pidgin English Nauru Chinese Pidgin English New Caledonian Pidgin English Nigerian Pidgin English (This is commonly spoken across the country especially in the southern part of the country. There are variations in the southern part with some distinct way of speaking in the Edo/Delta states of Nigeria) Papuan Pidgin English (this was replaced by Hiri Motu and was not ancestral to Tok Pisin)* Pitkern language (Atlantic creole language based on an 18th century dialect of English and Tahitian, spoken on Norfolk Island and Pitcairn Island) Port Augusta Pidgin English Port Jackson Pidgin English (ancestral to Australian Kriol) Queensland Kanaka English Sierra Leone Pidgin English Samoan Plantation Pidgin Thai Pidgin English Togolese Pidgin English (German Togoland) Vietnamese Pidgin English West African Pidgin English
In which country is pidgin English an official language?
This is a trick question. The answer is none. However, there is a country with a creole English language as an official langauge (Papua New Guinea). The name of this creole is Tok Pisin, which actually means "Pidgin English", but it's not a pidgin any more.
What does pidgin English mean?
A pidgin is a form of rudimentary communication that consists of at least two different languages. The English-based pidgins are:American Indian Pidgin EnglishChinese Pidgin EnglishChukotka Pidgin EnglishFulani Pidgin EnglishHawaiian Pidgin EnglishJapanese Bamboo EnglishJapanese Pidgin EnglishKorean Bamboo EnglishKru Pidgin EnglishLiberian Interior Pidgin EnglishLoyalty Islands Pidgin EnglishMadras Tamil Pidgin EnglishMaori Pidgin EnglishMicronesian Pidgin EnglishNauru Chinese Pidgin EnglishNew Caledonian Pidgin EnglishNigerian Pidgin English (This is commonly spoken across the country especially in the southern part of the country. There are variations in the southern part with some distinct way of speaking in the Edo/Delta states of Nigeria)Papuan Pidgin English (this was replaced by Hiri Motu and was not ancestral to Tok Pisin)*Pitkern language (Atlantic creole language based on an 18th century dialect of English and Tahitian, spoken on Norfolk Island and Pitcairn Island)Port Augusta Pidgin EnglishPort Jackson Pidgin English (ancestral to Australian Kriol)Queensland Kanaka EnglishSierra Leone Pidgin EnglishSamoan Plantation PidginThai Pidgin EnglishTogolese Pidgin English (German Togoland)Vietnamese Pidgin EnglishWest African Pidgin English
How do many people in Melanesia speak a pidgin language?
Many people in Melanesia speak a pidgin language due to historical interactions between different language groups, such as colonization and trade. Pidgin languages often develop as a simplified form of communication for people with different native languages to interact.
How do you speak pidgin English?
It depend on which pidgin Engilsh variety you're using:American Indian Pidgin EnglishChinese Pidgin EnglishChukotka Pidgin EnglishFulani Pidgin EnglishHawaiian Pidgin EnglishJapanese Bamboo EnglishJapanese Pidgin EnglishKorean Bamboo EnglishKru Pidgin EnglishLiberian Interior Pidgin EnglishLoyalty Islands Pidgin EnglishMadras Tamil Pidgin EnglishMaori Pidgin EnglishMicronesian Pidgin EnglishNauru Chinese Pidgin EnglishNew Caledonian Pidgin EnglishNigerian Pidgin English (This is commonly spoken across the country especially in the southern part of the country. There are variations in the southern part with some distinct way of speaking in the Edo/Delta states of Nigeria)Papuan Pidgin English (this was replaced by Hiri Motu and was not ancestral to Tok Pisin)*Pitkern language (Atlantic creole language based on an 18th century dialect of English and Tahitian, spoken on Norfolk Island and Pitcairn Island)Port Augusta Pidgin EnglishPort Jackson Pidgin English (ancestral to Australian Kriol)Queensland Kanaka EnglishSierra Leone Pidgin EnglishSamoan Plantation PidginThai Pidgin EnglishTogolese Pidgin English (German Togoland)Vietnamese Pidgin EnglishWest African Pidgin English
How do you say I love you in pidgin English?
It depends on which English-based pidgin you're using:American Indian Pidgin EnglishChinese Pidgin EnglishChukotka Pidgin EnglishFulani Pidgin EnglishHawaiian Pidgin EnglishJapanese Bamboo EnglishJapanese Pidgin EnglishKorean Bamboo EnglishKru Pidgin EnglishLiberian Interior Pidgin EnglishLoyalty Islands Pidgin EnglishMadras Tamil Pidgin EnglishMaori Pidgin EnglishMicronesian Pidgin EnglishNauru Chinese Pidgin EnglishNew Caledonian Pidgin EnglishNigerian Pidgin English (This is commonly spoken across the country especially in the southern part of the country. There are variations in the southern part with some distinct way of speaking in the Edo/Delta states of Nigeria)Papuan Pidgin English (this was replaced by Hiri Motu and was not ancestral to Tok Pisin)*Pitkern language (Atlantic creole language based on an 18th century dialect of English and Tahitian, spoken on Norfolk Island and Pitcairn Island)Port Augusta Pidgin EnglishPort Jackson Pidgin English (ancestral to Australian Kriol)Queensland Kanaka EnglishSierra Leone Pidgin EnglishSamoan Plantation PidginThai Pidgin EnglishTogolese Pidgin English (German Togoland)Vietnamese Pidgin EnglishWest African Pidgin English
How do you say good news in pidgin english?
It depend on which pidgin Engilsh variety you're using:American Indian Pidgin EnglishChinese Pidgin EnglishChukotka Pidgin EnglishFulani Pidgin EnglishHawaiian Pidgin EnglishJapanese Bamboo EnglishJapanese Pidgin EnglishKorean Bamboo EnglishKru Pidgin EnglishLiberian Interior Pidgin EnglishLoyalty Islands Pidgin EnglishMadras Tamil Pidgin EnglishMaori Pidgin EnglishMicronesian Pidgin EnglishNauru Chinese Pidgin EnglishNew Caledonian Pidgin EnglishNigerian Pidgin English (This is commonly spoken across the country especially in the southern part of the country. There are variations in the southern part with some distinct way of speaking in the Edo/Delta states of Nigeria)Papuan Pidgin English (this was replaced by Hiri Motu and was not ancestral to Tok Pisin)*Pitkern language (Atlantic creole language based on an 18th century dialect of English and Tahitian, spoken on Norfolk Island and Pitcairn Island)Port Augusta Pidgin EnglishPort Jackson Pidgin English (ancestral to Australian Kriol)Queensland Kanaka EnglishSierra Leone Pidgin EnglishSamoan Plantation PidginThai Pidgin EnglishTogolese Pidgin English (German Togoland)Vietnamese Pidgin EnglishWest African Pidgin English
