Pacific Pidgin languages

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Pidgin language
gptkbp:challenges Standardization issues
Language shift to dominant languages
Perception as non-standard
gptkbp:characterizedBy Simplified grammar
Vocabulary from multiple languages
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Educational programs
Community initiatives
Documentation projects
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Facilitates trade
Identity for speakers
Medium for oral traditions
Used in music and arts
gptkbp:examples gptkb:Pitcairnese
gptkb:Tok_Pisin
gptkb:Bislama
gptkb:Solomon_Islands_Pijin
gptkb:Fijian_Hindi
gptkb:Hiri_Motu
Nauruan Pidgin
Tokelauan_Pidgin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pacific Pidgin languages
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Tok_Pisin
gptkb:Bislama
gptkb:Hiri_Motu
gptkbp:influencedBy English
Indigenous languages
gptkbp:inheritsFrom Creole_languages
gptkbp:language Use of particles
Reduced inflection
gptkbp:originatesFrom Contact between different language speakers
gptkbp:phonology English
Local languages
Other colonial languages
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Pacific_Islands
gptkbp:recognizes Official language in some regions
gptkbp:relatedTo Sociolinguistics
Language contact phenomena
Creole_languages
gptkbp:usedBy Various communities
gptkbp:usedIn Trade and communication
gptkbp:varieties Different regional dialects